Need a Modern Slavery Statement?
Read this before you spend the next 5 hours researching and writing what you think you need.
A big client asked you for a Modern Slavery Statement.
Maybe through Felix. Or Avetta. Or a form that will not let you hit submit until a PDF is in the box.
So you did the normal thing. You grabbed a free Word file, typed your company name at the top, and sent it back.
And it bounced. "Not sufficient." Or the portal went red. Or nobody replied, and the job just sat there.
Here is what nobody tells you.
It is almost never your business. It is the template. It looks official, but it is an empty shell, missing the seven things the reviewer actually ticks off.
The same seven every time, whether you are two people in a van or a national supplier. Once you can see them, the guessing stops.
Here they are. Plain English.
The 7 things they check, at a glance.
This is the whole list. Tap any one to jump to the detail.
- 1Who you areYour name, what you do, and where you operate.
- 2Your commitmentA clear ban on modern slavery, owned by someone senior.
- 3Your risksWhere slavery could realistically hide in your supply chain.
- 4Due diligenceWhat you actually do about those risks.
- 5TrainingWho gets trained to spot it, and how often.
- 6Speak-up routeA safe, confidential way for people to report a concern.
- 7Review and sign-offHow you keep it current, plus the signature that makes it count.
One.
Who you are, and what you actually do.
First, they need to know who is signing this. And what you actually do.
Your legal name and company number. What you do, in plain words. Where you work. Where you buy your goods and labour. Whether you are on your own or part of a group.
That is it.
Only work in one country? Say so.
People skip this because it feels obvious. But a statement that does not even say who you are reads like a form letter. Reviewers bin it.
Skip this and the whole thing reads like a form letter.
Two.
A clear commitment, from someone senior.
They want to see that leadership has actually banned modern slavery here. And that someone senior owns it. Not one line buried on page four.
Say it straight. No forced labour. No trafficking. No debt bondage. No servitude. Not in your business, not in your supply chain.
Add a one-line definition, so they know you know what those words mean.
Name the policy it sits under. Name who is accountable, at director level.
No big policy library? Fine. "Under development" is honest. Reviewers accept that from a small supplier.
What they will not accept is silence.
Silence is what gets you rejected, not honesty.
Three.
Where your risk really sits.
This is the one people freeze on. "Risk." Sounds like you need a consultant.
You do not.
They just want proof you have thought about it. Which parts of your supply chain are riskier. Overseas factories. Clothing. Cleaners. Logistics. Which countries push the risk up.
Low risk? Say why. And say you will keep watching.
Naming two real risks beats claiming zero risk everywhere. Nobody believes zero.
Two honest risks beat a fake zero.
Four.
What you actually do about it.
Now they want what you do with suppliers. In real life.
Do your contracts have a modern slavery clause? Do you send suppliers a questionnaire? How often? Who reads the answers? What happens when one looks off? Do you check a new supplier before you sign them?
Still rolling something out? Say "under development."
An honest "not yet" survives. A big claim you cannot back up gets picked apart. Then you are worse off than before.
Honesty survives review. Bluffing does not.
Five.
Training, so it is not just paper.
They want the people who hire and buy to know what to watch for.
Which roles get trained. Procurement. Hiring managers. Site leads.
How often. At onboarding. Once a year. Or under review.
What it looks like, in one line. A toolbox talk. A short online module. An induction pack.
No formal program yet? "Training is under review" is a real answer. Do not invent completion rates.
"Under review" is fine. Invented numbers are not.
Six.
A safe way to raise a concern.
People need a safe way to speak up.
Give a real contact. An email. A form. A named person.
Say reports can be confidential. Say nobody gets punished for raising something in good faith. Say who can use it. Staff. Contractors. Suppliers.
A real email address beats "contact management." Already have a channel? Use it.
A real, named contact beats "contact management."
Seven.
How you know it is working.
Last, they want the loop closed.
How often you review this. Usually every 12 or 24 months. What you look at to know it is working. Whether you checked in with any businesses you own or control, or a clear "not applicable" if it is just you. One line on what you will improve next.
Then the bit almost everyone forgets.
The sign-off. Approved by a named person. Their title. The date.
No sign-off, and reviewers treat the whole thing as unfinished.
No sign-off, no pass.
So now you can see all seven.
That is the whole list.
No law degree. No sustainability team.
Just you, sitting down, working out your honest answer to seven things. Writing them in the words a reviewer expects. Laying it out so it reads like a real statement, not something typed at 11pm.
Which leaves one decision.
Something to think about
You can write this yourself now. The seven are right there.
The catch is the hours.
You still have to dig out your risk areas. Word the due-diligence bit properly. Add the sign-off. Format the lot.
For most people that is three to five hours. A night, or a weekend, you did not have. And you get to do it again next year.
You did not start your business to spend Saturday writing a compliance doc.
There is a better way to make this go away.
We write it for you, at a fraction of what you would pay a consultant.
Here is the other option.
You answer a few questions about your business. It takes about 5 minutes.
We write the whole statement. Built around the same seven things above. A real person checks it. It lands in your inbox, usually the same day. Ready to send to your client, or upload to the portal.
No blank headings. No guessing the magic words. No discovery call.
And if it does not pass, you pay nothing. Here is that promise in writing.
Our guarantee
The Pass Or Pay Nothing Guarantee
If it is not right, or it does not pass your client's portal, tell us. We fix it.
Still not right? We refund every dollar.
There is no version of this where you are out of pocket. It works, or you get every dollar back. We can promise that because we write these every day, against the exact seven the portals use.
So what does it cost?
First, let's look at the three typical options.
Do it yourself
$1,000+
3 to 5 hours of your time, worth at least $200 an hour.
Hire a consultant
$2,000+
Often four or five figures. And a week or more waiting on a first draft.
Send something thin
The contract
Feels free, until the "not sufficient" email lands and the job stays frozen.
However you cut it, doing this properly is a four-figure job. We are a fraction of those prices.
So the real question is not whether this is worth doing. It is how little you can get it done for.
What it costs.
We do the whole thing for you. One payment, nothing after it. Still less than an hour of a consultant's time.
Australia
A$149
One payment. Nothing after it.
United Kingdom
£79
One payment. Nothing after it.
That includes a real compliance person checking your statement before it reaches you. Not an auto-generated file dumped in your inbox.
Oh, and it gets lower. Just for the people who got this far. Keep reading.
How is it a fraction of a consultant's price?
Fair question. A number that low can feel too good.
A consultant starts from a blank page every time. And bills you for every hour.
We built a system around the seven criteria and write these all day. No blank page. No hourly clock.
That is how the price stays this low, and a real person still checks every single one.
A few questions come up every time. Here they are.
Before you decide
The things people ask before they order.
- 1Is it actually compliant?
- It is written around exactly what portals and clients check. Then a real person checks it. If your portal disagrees, you pay nothing.
- 2How is it so fast?
- We do this every day. The system handles the structure. A person checks the substance. You are not stuck in a consultant's queue.
- 3What if I need changes?
- Tell us. Revisions are free until your portal says yes.
- 4What if I would rather do it myself?
- If you would like to, and you have the time, go for it. The seven are all up above. This is just for the people who would rather buy back the weekend.
One more thing
A thank-you, just for reading this.
Thank you for reading the whole thing.
If you got this far, you are done letting this one document hold up your work. So here is our thank-you.
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