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01 · About this statementAbout this statement

This statement is published in line with the spirit of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Although our annual turnover falls below the £36 million threshold at which a statement becomes a statutory requirement, we publish one voluntarily. Our customers and our own conscience expect it, and agricultural supply chains carry well-documented labour-rights risks that deserve a clear public response.

It covers the financial year shown at the top of this page and replaces any previous version. We review and republish each year.

02 · Our businessOur business

FJ Bosworth & Sons Ltd is a fourth-generation Essex farming business based at Spains Hall, Willingale. Our activities are organised in four broad areas:

• Agricultural contracting — establishment, application and harvest services for neighbouring farms.
• Machinery hire — short- and long-term hire of tractors, trailers and specialist equipment.
• Pork production — indoor and outdoor pig units, finishing on home-grown feed.
• Procter's Sausages — our Ipswich-based consumer brand, supplying butchers and farm shops.

The business is privately owned and family-run. We employ a small permanent team, supplemented at peak times by seasonal and contract labour. All payroll is operated in-house in the UK.

03 · Our supply chainsOur supply chains

Our supply chains are concentrated in a relatively small number of categories:

• Seed, fertiliser and crop protection — sourced from established UK distributors.
• Machinery, parts and fuel — sourced from UK dealers; original manufacture is largely European.
• Feed inputs — predominantly home-grown cereals, with proteins from UK and EU mills.
• Veterinary products and bedding — UK veterinary suppliers and bedding merchants.
• Sausage casings, packaging and ingredients — UK and EU food-grade suppliers for the Procter's Sausages business.
• Labour — direct employment, with occasional use of vetted contractors and agencies for harvest and processing peaks.
• Professional services — UK-based accountants, lawyers, IT and marketing suppliers.

The highest-risk parts of any agricultural supply chain are typically seasonal labour, lower-tier ingredient sourcing, and machinery components manufactured in regions with weaker labour protections. We focus our attention there.

04 · PoliciesPolicies

We maintain a small set of clearly worded policies that govern how we work and who we work with. The ones most relevant to modern slavery are:

• Anti-slavery and human-trafficking policy — sets out our zero-tolerance position and how concerns should be raised.
• Recruitment and right-to-work policy — documented checks for every new starter, whether permanent, seasonal or contract.
• Supplier code of conduct — the standards we expect from anyone we buy from, including labour standards, wages, working hours and freedom from coerced labour.
• Whistleblowing policy — a confidential route for employees and contractors to raise concerns without fear of retaliation.
• Health, safety and welfare policy — including accommodation standards for any worker we house on or near the farm.

Copies are available to employees, contractors and suppliers on request.

05 · Risk assessmentRisk assessment

We carry out an annual review of where modern-slavery risk is most likely to arise in our operations and our supply chains. Current focus areas are:

• Seasonal field labour — particularly through gangmasters or agencies, where the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has documented historic abuse.
• Processing and packing labour in our Procter's Sausages business, where shift patterns and language barriers can mask exploitation.
• Lower-tier ingredient sourcing — ingredients we buy from UK or EU processors that may, in turn, source from higher-risk regions.
• Cleaning, transport and short-term contract services, which are common entry points for exploitation across sectors.

We rate each area on likelihood and severity, and prioritise the actions described below accordingly.

06 · Due diligenceDue diligence

Practical steps we take across the business include:

• Right-to-work documents are checked, recorded and securely stored for every person we employ or engage, including agency staff.
• Wages are paid directly into individual bank accounts in the worker’s own name. We do not pay through third parties, and we do not hold workers’ identity documents.
• Labour providers are required to confirm GLAA licensing where it applies, and we keep a record of their licence numbers.
• New suppliers in higher-risk categories are asked to confirm in writing that they comply with the Modern Slavery Act and our supplier code of conduct.
• We make unannounced visits to on-farm accommodation we provide, to check welfare standards.
• Where we identify a gap with a supplier, we work with them to fix it. We will end a supplier relationship if a serious concern cannot be resolved.

07 · Training & awarenessTraining & awareness

Managers and the people who run recruitment, payroll and procurement receive briefings on the signs of modern slavery, including unusual pay arrangements, controlled communication, withheld documents and signs of distress. The wider team receives a shorter awareness session at induction and an annual refresher.

We use plain-English materials, and translated materials where helpful, so that workers know their rights and know how to raise a concern.

08 · Measuring effectivenessMeasuring effectiveness

To check that this is more than a piece of paper, we track:

• The proportion of higher-risk suppliers that have signed and returned our supplier code of conduct.
• The number of right-to-work checks completed on time, with zero tolerance for missing records.
• The number of welfare visits to on-farm accommodation in the year.
• Training completion rates across the team.
• Concerns raised through the whistleblowing channel, and how they were resolved.

Where a metric slips, the directors agree a corrective action and a date by which it will be back on track.

09 · Reporting a concernReporting a concern

If you believe someone is being exploited — whether they work for us, for a supplier, or you have simply seen something that troubles you — please tell us. You can speak to a director in confidence, or use the channels below.

• Email: office@fjbosworth.com (please put “Confidential” in the subject line).
• Phone: 0330 1335288 — ask to speak to a director.
• Post: Marked “Confidential”, F J Bosworth & Sons Ltd, Spains Hall, Willingale, Essex CM5 0QE.

You can also contact the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline on 08000 121 700 (24 hours), or report directly to the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority. In an emergency, call 999.

10 · ApprovalApproval

This statement has been reviewed and approved by the board of directors of F J Bosworth & Sons Ltd. It will be reviewed annually and republished, with material changes documented in the version above.

Signed — on behalf of the board, F J Bosworth & Sons Ltd.
Date — 13 May 2026.