Modern slavery and human trafficking policy

Appoint Group Limited, company number 16912796, registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 124-128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. Questions about this policy: hello@getappoint.co.uk.

1. Why we publish this policy

Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a commercial organisation that supplies goods or services and has a total turnover of £36 million or more to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year. The turnover figure is set by regulation 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015.

Appoint Group Limited is below that threshold, so the law does not yet require us to publish a statement. We publish this policy voluntarily. The people who work with us, buy from us and supply us are entitled to know where we stand, and the habits that keep modern slavery out of a business are easier to build at the start than to add later.

This is a policy, not a statement under section 54. The company's first financial year ends on 31 December 2026, so this page sets out the standards we have adopted rather than a record of steps taken in a completed year. When our turnover reaches the threshold, we will publish a statement that meets section 54 in full.

2. What we mean by modern slavery

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. In this policy it means:

• slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour, as defined in section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015; and
• human trafficking, as defined in section 2 of that Act: arranging or facilitating another person's travel with a view to their exploitation.

These take different forms, but they have one thing in common: one person takes away another person's liberty in order to exploit them for gain.

3. Our business and our supply chain

Appoint Group Limited was incorporated in England and Wales on 15 December 2025 as a private company limited by shares. Its registered office is in London, and it builds software for governance, risk and compliance, for UK companies. It does not manufacture, import or sell physical goods.

Our supply chain is short. It is made up of:

• providers of cloud hosting, software and online services;
• professional advisers; and
• the suppliers of the computer equipment and the everyday goods and services that a small business uses.

We assess the risk of modern slavery in our own operations as low. Our work is skilled, professional work carried out in the United Kingdom, and it does not depend on seasonal, agency or low-paid labour. The parts of our supply chain that carry a higher risk, as they do for every business, are the manufacture of computer hardware and any outsourced services such as cleaning, catering or logistics. That is where our checks are focused.

4. Our commitments

We will not use forced, bonded, compulsory or child labour, and we will not knowingly do business with anyone who does, or who traffics people.

We will act on any credible report that modern slavery is taking place in our business or our supply chain, including by ending a relationship with a supplier that will not put things right.

We will keep this policy under review as the business grows, and we will not let growth outrun the checks described here.

5. The people who work for us

Anyone who works for Appoint Group Limited, whether as an employee, a worker or a contractor:

• has their identity and right to work in the United Kingdom checked before they start, as UK immigration law requires;
• receives written terms that they can understand before they begin work;
• is paid at least the national minimum wage that applies to them under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, directly into an account in their own name;
• is never charged a fee for being recruited, and never has a loan or debt used to tie them to the company;
• keeps their own passport and identity documents; and
• is free to leave on the notice set out in their terms.

If we use a recruitment agency or any other labour provider, it must confirm in writing that it meets these standards before it supplies anyone to us.

6. Our suppliers

Before we take on a supplier whose goods or services carry a higher risk of modern slavery, we will ask about its policies and practices and, where it is required to publish a statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we will read that statement.

Our contracts with suppliers will require them to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and with the standards in this policy, to pass the same requirements down their own supply chains, and to tell us promptly if they find a problem. They will allow us to end the contract if these requirements are broken.

7. Awareness

Everyone who works for Appoint Group Limited is told about this policy when they join, is shown the signs that may indicate modern slavery, and is told how to raise a concern.

8. Raising a concern

If you suspect that modern slavery or human trafficking is connected with our business or our supply chain, tell us at hello@getappoint.co.uk. You can raise a concern without giving your name, although that may limit what we are able to do. We will look into every concern raised in good faith, and nobody who raises one will suffer any detriment for doing so. Workers who make a protected disclosure have the protection of Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

If someone is in immediate danger, call 999. The UK Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline is 08000 121 700.

9. Responsibility and review

The board of directors of Appoint Group Limited is responsible for this policy and for the company's compliance with it.

We will review this policy at least once a year, and sooner if our business, our workforce or our supply chain changes in a way that affects it. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last reviewed.