Introduction

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

IAE has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings, and to implementing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our business or in our supply chains.

Our Business and Supply Chains

We only work with reputable suppliers and expect high standards of conduct across our supply base. Our suppliers are primarily UK-based, but we recognise that global supply chains may involve higher risks. Respecting human rights in the supply chain is ultimately the responsibility of our suppliers; however, we make our expectations clear and seek to work only with partners who share our standards.

Our Policy on Modern Slavery

We are committed to ensuring there is no slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business or supply chains. As part of this commitment, we will continue to communicate our stance to suppliers and ensure they understand our expectations.

From October 2025, the start of our new financial year, we will be asking suppliers to formally sign up to our principles regarding modern slavery to reinforce our standards and strengthen accountability throughout our supply base.

 Future Steps

Looking ahead, we will continue to review our practices and update our processes to ensure our approach to modern slavery remains effective, proportionate and aligned with our values.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 for the financial year ending 30 September 2025.

It was approved by the Board of Directors on 8^th September 2025