Anti-Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Policy

Modern slavery is a crime and a gross violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour, and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

At Elite Dental Agency, we maintain a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with total integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, implementing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere within our own business or across our practice supply networks.

1. Our Business Structure

Elite Dental Agency provides premium locum and temporary dental support personnel, specifically matching qualified dental nurses and front-of-house receptionists with independent and group dental practices across Kent and Sussex. As an elite healthcare recruitment partner, we recognize that our clinical environments demand the highest levels of oversight and compliance.

2. Our Supply Chains & Placements

Our supply chains include independent healthcare professionals registering directly through our platform, dental materials providers, and basic office utility vendors. Because we interact directly with all placement candidates, the risk of modern slavery or forced labour occurring within our core operational platform is low.

3. Due Diligence Processes for Slavery and Trafficking

As part of our commitment to identify and mitigate risk, we enforce stringent validation processes during our onboarding and candidate registration phases. These include:

• Right to Work Checks: Conducting thorough verification checks of identity, passports, visas, or immigration status for every candidate prior to any placement.
• Direct Payment Architecture: Ensuring that all locum payments, wages, and agency disbursements are made directly into a validated UK bank account belonging specifically to the named professional. We strictly review situations where multiple individuals request payments to a single account.
• Professional Standards Review: Validating live registrations against CQC-aligned protocols and CQC/GDC registers where applicable.

4. Practice Commitments & Vendor Code

We expect all partner practices utilizing our locum talent to match our zero-tolerance approach. We will not knowingly support or do business with any organization or supplier found to be involved in human trafficking, unsafe working conditions, or exploitative employment practices.

5. Training & Internal Awareness

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains, our internal administrative and vetting teams are briefed on tracking indicators of workplace coercion, such as:

• Individuals missing access to their own passports, visas, or original identity documents.
• Unusual or third-party interventions during initial registration phone calls or compliance processing.
• Locum professionals displaying signs of psychological distress, restricted movement, or unusual logistical control by third parties.

6. Reporting Concerns

If you suspect, identify, or have any reason to believe that a case of modern slavery or human trafficking may be occurring in connection with any individual or practice linked to Elite Dental Agency, you are urged to contact management immediately via our confidential channels:

Email: Info@elitedental.uk

Alternatively, you can call the official UK Modern Slavery Helpline directly on 08000 121 700 for confidential advice and assistance.