29 May 2019 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
Each year we publicise research led by Dr Olga Martin-Ortega that analyses the latest Slavery and Human Trafficking statements published by UK universities. It’s a statutory obligation for UK universities to produce these statements, and the research plays a role in identifying best practice, as well as nudging universities whose outputs aren’t up to scratch.
If you have any doubt at all whether you should be doing more – either in producing a statement in the first place, or in improving the one you have – then fortunately we have just the thing to help. Rather than putting your head in the sand or, in a more modern practice, adding it to your ‘to-do’ list and promising yourself you’ll come back to it later when you’re not quite so busy, you could make use of our two e-learning modules.
Firstly, if you need to produce or improve your statement, then our Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain course is just for you. It provides an introduction to the topic, teaches you how to assess and prioritise risks, and prepare a compliant statement.
One way to give you a head start on compliance is to train university staff – that’s where our second module comes in. Our Guide to Modern Slavery is a short, sharp, sweet beginner module that all staff in your HEI can take, and will ensure they all know what to look out for. And it’s completely free.
Finally, a reminder that along with the usual access for those with a BUFDG or HEPA website account, there's a very easy ‘quick-registration’ that just asks for name, email address, and institution, and takes about 30 seconds. This is designed with those outside your Finance Departments in mind.
