POWERSYSTEMS UK LTD modern slavery statement summary (2024)
Organisation address
Powersystems Uk Ltd, Badminton,
Road, Badminton Road, Yate,
Bristol,
Avon,
BS37 5GG
Road, Badminton Road, Yate,
Bristol,
Avon,
BS37 5GG
We asked the organisation a series of questions about its modern slavery statement. Its answers are published on this page as a statement summary.
This statement provides information for 5 of 6 recommended topics
What is a modern slavery statement?
UK law requires certain organisations to publish an annual modern slavery statement on their website, setting out the steps they are taking to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains.
Read more in the government guidance on publishing modern slavery statements.
Link to full statement
Go to full modern slavery statement on organisation’s website
PDF version of the statement
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About this statement summary
All answers relate to the financial year covered by the statement. The organisation is responsible for all the information it provided. Some of our questions are optional, so organisations may not have answered all of them. The statement summary does not replace the full modern slavery statement – below we provide a link to the full statement on the organisation’s website.
Contents
- Legal requirement to publish
- Statement period and sign-off details
- Recommended topics covered by the statement
- The organisation’s sectors and turnover
- Number of years producing statements
- Policies
- Training
- Monitoring working conditions
- Modern slavery risks
- Finding indicators of modern slavery
- Demonstrating progress
Legal requirement to publish
POWERSYSTEMS UK LTD has confirmed it is required to publish a 2024 statement by law.
Statement period and sign-off details
The statement covers the following period:
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
The statement was signed off by:
Chris Jenkins (Managing Director)
It was approved by the board (or equivalent management body) on:
7 August 2024
Recommended topics covered by the statement
Government guidance encourages organisations to cover a range of topics in their modern slavery statements, setting out the steps they’re taking to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains. Read about the recommended topics in the statutory guidance.
We asked the organisation to tell us which topics its statement covers.
| Topics recommended by government guidance | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| The organisation’s structure, business and supply chains | Covered |
| Policies | Covered |
| Risk assessment | Covered |
| Due diligence (steps to address risk) | Covered |
| Training about modern slavery | Covered |
| Goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the organisation's actions and progress over time |
Not covered
While progress is demonstrated through continual review and enhanced awareness activities, the statement does not contain formal KPIs or measurable performance targets.
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The organisation’s sectors and turnover
Sectors
The organisation operates in the following sectors:
- Construction, civil engineering and building products
- Utilities: gas, water and electricity
Turnover
Its turnover in the financial accounting year of this statement was:
£36 million to £60 million
If the organisation is a public body, this amount is based on the organisation’s budget for the year of the statement.
What does 'turnover' refer to in group statements?
If this is a group statement, this includes the total turnover for all the organisations covered by the statement.
Number of years producing statements
The organisation has been producing modern slavery statements for the following number of years:
More than 5 years
How does this work for group statements?
If the statement is for a group of organisations, this answer applies to the organisation with the longest history of producing statements.
Policies (optional)
We asked the organisation whether its policies include the following provisions in relation to its domestic and international supply chains, as well as its own operations.
| Policy provisions we asked about | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Freedom of workers to terminate employment | Included |
| Freedom of movement | Included |
| Freedom of association | Included |
| Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation | Included |
| Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees | Not included |
| Prohibits compulsory overtime | Not included |
| Prohibits child labour | Included |
| Prohibits discrimination | Included |
| Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents | Not included |
| Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery | Included |
| Other |
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Training (optional)
We asked the organisation whether it provided training on modern slavery, and who it was for.
What counts as training?
We explained that by ‘training’ we meant anything designed to increase knowledge and skills around identifying, addressing or preventing modern slavery risks.
This could range from formal training courses to broader awareness-raising activities such as workshops or webinars.
| We asked who the training was for | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Your whole organisation | Yes |
| Your front line staff | No |
| Human resources | Yes |
| Executive-level staff | Yes |
| Procurement staff | Yes |
| Your suppliers | No |
| The wider community | No |
| Other |
No
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Monitoring working conditions (optional)
Engaging with others
We asked the organisation to tell us who it engaged with to help monitor working conditions across its operations and supply chains.
| We asked who the organisation engaged with | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Your suppliers | Yes |
| Trade unions or worker representative groups | No |
| Civil society organisations | No |
| Professional auditors | No |
| Workers within your organisation | Yes |
| Workers within your supply chain | No |
| Central or local government | No |
| Law enforcement, such as police, GLAA and other local labour market inspectorates | No |
| Businesses in your industry or sector | No |
Social audits
We asked the organisation to tell us about any social audits it used to look for signs of modern slavery.
What are social audits?
A social audit is a review of an organisation’s working practices from the point of view of social responsibility, and should include an evaluation of working conditions in the organisation’s operations and supply chains.
By their nature, audits of supplier workplaces represent a snapshot in time.
Organisation’s response
The organisation told us it did not carry out any social audits during the period of the statement.
Grievance mechanisms
We asked the organisation how workers in its operations or supply chains could raise concerns or make complaints.
| We asked if workers could raise concerns this way | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app | Yes |
| Through trade unions or other worker representative groups | No |
Other ways of monitoring working conditions
We asked the organisation whether it had any other ways of monitoring working conditions across its operations and supply chains:
Supplier due diligence, employee supervision, whistleblowing arrangements and regular supplier reviews were used to monitor working conditions and labour practices.
Modern slavery risks (optional)
Warning
Identifying modern slavery risks is a vital step towards eradicating it.
The government encourages organisations to be as open and transparent as possible, to improve understanding, collaboration and best practice around tackling this worldwide problem.
We asked the organisation to describe up to 3 priority risks it focused on during the period of the statement, including details of the affected workers, the activity involved, and the location.
Priority risks for this organisation (1 of 3)
Temporary and subcontracted workers supporting electrical infrastructure and engineering projects in the UK may be vulnerable to labour exploitation.
| Questions we asked about this risk | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Where it was most likely to occur |
Organisation’s response:
Within your supply chains.
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| Who was it most likely to affect |
Organisation’s response:
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| In which country | Organisation’s response: United Kingdom |
| Actions or plans to address this risk | Organisation’s response: Powersystems addresses this risk through supplier pre-qualification, right-to-work checks, supplier due diligence and contractual compliance requirements. Employees receive modern slavery awareness training, and concerns can be raised through whistleblowing procedures. Suppliers are monitored through ongoing reviews and assessments, with corrective actions implemented where potential labour exploitation risks or non-compliance are identified. |
Priority risks for this organisation (2 of 3)
Migrant workers employed within supplier and subcontractor workforces in the UK construction and engineering sector.
| Questions we asked about this risk | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Where it was most likely to occur |
Organisation’s response:
Within your supply chains.
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| Who was it most likely to affect |
Organisation’s response:
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| In which country | Organisation’s response: United Kingdom |
| Actions or plans to address this risk | Organisation’s response: Powersystems addresses this risk through supplier due diligence, right-to-work verification, supplier assessments and contractual requirements that promote ethical labour practices. Employees involved in recruitment and supplier management receive modern slavery awareness training, and whistleblowing procedures provide a confidential route for reporting concerns. Supplier performance is monitored regularly, with corrective actions taken where risks are identified. |
Priority risks for this organisation (3 of 3)
Modern slavery risks within multi-tier supply chains providing electrical equipment, materials and components sourced through UK and international suppliers.
| Questions we asked about this risk | Organisation’s response |
|---|---|
| Where it was most likely to occur |
Organisation’s response:
Within your supply chains.
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| Who was it most likely to affect |
Organisation’s response:
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| In which country | Organisation’s response: United Kingdom |
| Actions or plans to address this risk | Organisation’s response: Powersystems manages this risk through supplier selection and approval processes, supplier questionnaires, contractual compliance requirements and ongoing supplier reviews. The company undertakes due diligence on suppliers and promotes awareness of modern slavery risks among employees involved in procurement and supplier management. Whistleblowing procedures and supplier monitoring support the identification and escalation of any concerns within the supply chain. |
Indicators of forced labour (optional)
We asked the organisation whether its statement refers to finding any International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labour.
What are ILO indicators of forced labour?
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has produced a list of the most common signs of forced labour.
They’re based on the definition of forced labour as ‘all work or service which is extracted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily.’
More details and guidance are available on the ILO website, and in their publication ILO indicators of forced labour
Organisation’s response
The organisation told us its statement does not refer to finding any International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labour.
Demonstrating progress (optional)
We asked the organisation how its statement demonstrates progress over time in addressing modern slavery risks.
They provided the following answer:
Powersystems demonstrated continued progress through annual review of its Modern Slavery Statement, ongoing supplier due diligence, right-to-work checks, employee awareness training and supplier assessment processes. During the reporting period, the company maintained and strengthened controls designed to identify and mitigate modern slavery risks within its operations and supply chain, while continuing to promote awareness and reporting of concerns through established procedures.