Statement
This document, published in accordance with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, sets
out the policies, processes and actions we have taken during the financial year which ends on 31st
December 2025 to prevent modern slavery in our businesses and supply chains. It is intended to
cover all the business and undertakings of Complii.
Complii, is committed to the continuous improvement of our practices to combat modern slavery and
human trafficking. We have a zero- tolerance approach to all forms of modern slavery across our
Company and its subsidiaries. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works for CGL does so in
an environment where fundamental human rights are upheld, we expect anyone that we do business
with also upholds these principles as well. We are continuously working to improve our operations in
practice reflect that expectation.
Our Business Overview
Complii are a leading integrated provider of safety and regulatory compliance services across
electrical, fire and water – each delivered by our specialist divisions. As a trusted compliance partner,
we help our clients to reduce risk, improve safety and assure regulatory compliance in a wide range of
sectors including Education, Health, Care Homes, Public Sector, Local Authority, Industry,
Pharmaceutical, Hospitality, Leisure, Food & Beverage, Retail and Media.
As a collective we have more than 2500 clients. Our aim is to ensure our clients are complaint with
UK legislation. Collectively the group has circa 650 employees.
Our Supply Chain
With over 210 active suppliers, it’s crucial that Complii understands the level of risk posed by its
suppliers in a modern slavery context. Most suppliers are based the United Kingdom however we do
have suppliers based out of Europe; these suppliers equate to circa 5% of our supply chain network.
Our Governance & Policies
Complii’s commitment to human rights and the eradication of modern slavery is shared throughout the
business. Our policies support Complii and its subsidiaries in mitigating risks, both within our business
and our supply chain. Responsibility for managing these policies varies policy to policy. However, our
annual modern slavery statement is ultimately approved by our board of directors and signed off by
our Chief Executive Officer.
Anti-Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
This statement is reviewed and updated each year, with an updated policy that was last
issued in December 2023. The policy is an internal document that sets out the expectations
we, as a business, have in relation to our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and
human trafficking. It applies to all individuals working in Complii and its subsidiaries no matter
what position is held (whether they are permanent, fixed term, or temporary).
Whistleblowing Policy
This sets out how Complii is committed to prompting high standards of openness, honesty
and accountability. Our whistleblowing policy is available for all employees and is communicated annually. It sets out how complaints can be made, including the ability for
these to be made anonymously.
Complii Code of Ethics Policy
This sets out Complii’s expectations on how all employees are expected to behave. This
policy is maintained by our HR department. Amongst other things, it requires employees to
treat each other fairly and not to discriminate on any grounds, to always treat those who raise
concerns of misconduct or malpractice in accordance with Complii’s whistleblowing
procedures and prohibits doing business with countries subject to trade restrictions,
embargoes or sanctions. Failure to comply with this may result in disciplinary action.
Recruitment and Selection Policy
This policy is controlled by HR and sets out Complii’s commitment to equality of opportunity in
recruitment, selection, promotion and all areas of employment. Complii aims to attract high
calibre employees by ensuring that our recruitment and selection processes are successful,
efficient and unbiased. We recognise that employees are critical to our success, and the
upmost importance is placed on ensuring that a consistent, honest and professional approach
is applied throughout the recruitment and selection process. This enables us to employ the
best people who possess the necessary skills and attributes, and who demonstrate the
behaviours essential to fulfil our strategic ambitions.
Complii will avoid unlawful discrimination in all aspects of employment including recruitment,
promotion, opportunities for training, pay and benefits, disciplinary and selection for redundancy.
Risk Management & Due Diligence
Complii’s commitment to human rights and the eradication of modern slavery is shared throughout the
business. Our policies support Complii in mitigating risks, both within our business and our supply
chain. Responsibility for managing these policies varies policy to policy. However, our annual modern
slavery statement is ultimately approved by our board of directors and signed off by our Chief
Executive Officer.
Part A - Our Employee’s
Recruitment and Fair Play
To manage potential risks in relation to onboarding our employees, we ensure all our direct hires are
subject to standard “right to work” checks, and relevant security vetting depending on the nature of
the work, working permits we may audit these from time to time. We have focused on employee’s
wellbeing and taken steps to ensure all our employees are paid fairly.
Development of our Recruitment Processes
Our HR team have been working to develop an in-house end to end recruitment service for our
business, the use of external recruitment agencies will be centralised and managed by the
recruitment team. It is anticipated that this will have many benefits for Complii, including enabling
more control and procedures around how employee’s members will join our business. This will also
give more centralised control of ensuring all external suppliers of workers to Complii have appropriate
terms in place to protect CGL, and any temporary or contract hire relationships.
Training and Awareness
Our employees play a key role in mitigating risk(s) both within our business and supply chain, and we
recognise that appropriate training and communication is essential. Our Learning and Development
Team have been working to build on our training and to launch a new modern slavery training module
to all employees to ensure year-on-year improvement in terms of our commitment to identify the risks
of, and remove all instances of, modern slavery, human trafficking and exploitation.
Communication
Complii recognises communication is an essential part of raising modern slavery awareness within
our business. All Complii’s policies documents are made available via internal communication
channels. This statement will be distributed to all employees via internal communication channels
following board approval and will be published on Complii’s website.
Part B - Our Suppliers
Our standard supplier terms and conditions require compliance with all applicable law, and reference
compliance with Complii’s requirements regarding modern slavery. We reserve the right to terminate
the contract or relationship immediately for breaches of these clauses. We expect these suppliers to
have suitable anti-slavery and human trafficking policies and processes and conduct due diligence in
their respective supply chains.
Measuring and Monitoring Progress
Our modern slavery statement will be reviewed annually by the Group HR Director prior to it receiving
board approval. This review is completed to ensure we are meeting our ethical and legal obligations
and providing up to date information within CGL’s statement. This annual review is a great opportunity
for us to see how we have performed during the previous financial year, and how we can look to
improve in the current year.
Board approvals
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015