Modern Slavery Statement for Temple Storage

Temple Storage is committed to conducting business with integrity, transparency, and respect for human rights. This modern slavery statement sets out our approach to identifying, preventing, and addressing risks of slavery, forced labour, human trafficking, and other forms of exploitation within our operations and supply chains. We recognise that the storage and logistics sector can involve complex supplier relationships, and we take our responsibility seriously. Our Temple Storage modern slavery statement applies to all employees, contractors, agency workers, and business partners engaged on our behalf.

We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward modern slavery in any form. This means we do not knowingly support, engage with, or benefit from any practice involving coercion, debt bondage, child labour, deception, withholding of identity documents, or abuse of vulnerability. All colleagues are expected to uphold this commitment and to act with diligence, fairness, and accountability in every part of their work.

To support this policy, Temple Storage embeds human rights considerations into procurement, onboarding, and contract management. We expect suppliers to demonstrate ethical labour practices, lawful working conditions, and respect for workers’ rights. Where necessary, we ask suppliers to confirm their own anti-slavery controls and to provide evidence of compliance. If concerns arise, we investigate promptly and may require corrective action, enhanced monitoring, or termination of the relationship.

Supplier Oversight and Risk Management

Our supplier due diligence process is designed to identify higher-risk areas and reduce exposure to exploitation. We review supplier location, industry profile, labour model, and subcontracting arrangements as part of our risk assessment. This is especially important for labour-intensive services, transport, cleaning, security, and facilities support. Temple Storage also uses supplier audits and document checks to verify labour standards, pay practices, recruitment methods, and worker welfare controls. Audits may be announced or unannounced depending on risk.

When a risk is identified, we take a proportionate approach. This may include requesting policies, reviewing payroll evidence, examining age-verification records, or interviewing management and workers where appropriate. We encourage suppliers to implement their own prevention measures and to cascade anti-slavery expectations through their subcontractors. Our aim is not only to detect non-compliance but to build a stronger culture of ethical practice across the supply chain.

We also provide internal awareness training so employees can recognise warning signs such as restricted movement, unusual control over personal documents, signs of intimidation, or inconsistent employment terms. Such training supports early action and strengthens our ability to respond responsibly. The Temple Storage slavery statement reflects our belief that prevention depends on vigilance, continuous learning, and consistent enforcement.

Reporting, Review, and Continuous Improvement

Temple Storage encourages anyone who has a concern about modern slavery or unethical labour practices to report it through our internal reporting channels. Concerns may be raised confidentially and will be handled sensitively, fairly, and without retaliation. We make it clear that reporting channels are available to employees, contractors, and relevant business partners, and that good-faith reporting is protected. All allegations are reviewed by appropriate management and escalated where needed.

Where an issue is confirmed, we take decisive action. This may include requiring remediation, strengthening controls, suspending work, or ending a supplier relationship if improvement is not possible. We document findings and use them to improve our risk assessments, contracts, and supplier monitoring. In this way, the Temple Storage modern slavery policy becomes a living framework rather than a static statement.

This statement is reviewed annually to ensure it remains relevant, accurate, and effective. The review considers changes in legislation, business activity, supplier risk, audit results, training outcomes, and any incidents or concerns raised during the year. Action plans are updated accordingly so that our commitments continue to reflect best practice and emerging risks.

Temple Storage remains dedicated to continuous improvement and to playing its part in eliminating modern slavery from business operations and supply chains. We will continue to strengthen our controls, engage responsibly with suppliers, and promote ethical conduct throughout our organisation. Our commitment is clear: respect for human dignity is non-negotiable, and modern slavery has no place in Temple Storage or in the networks we work with.