Maria Mallaband Care Group: Modern Slavery Statement

Last updated: March 2023

This statement has been published on behalf of MMCG Topco Holdings Limited, Countrywide Care Group Limited and its respective subsidiaries ("Maria Mallaband Care Group"), in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It sets out the steps taken by Maria Mallaband Care Group during its financial year ending 30 September 2022 to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains.

Our business

We are a provider of residential care and support services and operate a number of care homes across the UK. We also acquire land and develop purpose-built care home facilities.

Our supply chains

Our supply chains include property related services (construction and maintenance), procurement of temporary/agency staff, facilities maintenance, utilities and waste management.

Our policies on slavery and human trafficking

Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. We have a zero tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking and are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business. Our Modern Slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains. In addition, we continue to review other relevant policies as we are aware of the need to identify and report modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains.

Risk Assessments

We have and will continue to take further steps to combat slavery and human trafficking. This includes reviewing our standard terms and conditions with suppliers to ensure that the organisations we contract with have the same commitment to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking as we do. We also obtain information from our suppliers of staff to determine the risk profile for their organisation and the staff they source and provide to us.

Training

We have introduced compulsory training on Modern Slavery across the board, to ensure our staff teams are able to comply with our Modern Slavery Policy. We continue to review and update our Company policies as needed to ensure continual compliance.

Leadership Approval

This statement is made in accordance with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year commencing 1 October 2021 and ending 30 September 2022. It was approved by the board on 1 October 2021.

Susan Jones, Chief People Officer 

Maria Mallaband Care Group