Read Our Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement 2023

Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. Our policy

Flogas Britain Limited is opposed to slavery and human trafficking in any part of our activities or our supply chains. We are therefore committed to ensuring that we have adequate policies and procedures in place to identify and prevent these practices.

We met the turnover threshold applicable under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in the period covered by this statement.

2. Our business

We are a distributor of Liquid Petroleum Gas (propane and butane) (LPG) and Liquid Natural gas (LNG) in the energy sector. Seasonal work is a feature of the industry in which we operate. More information on our business is available at www.flogas.co.uk

We are a part of the DCC Group. DCC is a leading international sales, marketing and support services group with a clear focus on performance and growth. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

DCC currently has operations in 22 countries and employs approximately 16,000 people. Additional information on the Group is available at www.dcc.ie.

3. Organisational structure and supply chains

Our business is organised as one business unit, Flogas Britain Limited. Flogas is a distributor of LPG to householders, commercial and industrial businesses across the UK. We also supply LNG and aerosol gases to industrial businesses.

The large majority of the products we use are sourced from reputable suppliers who are based in the UK and the European Union. We also source a limited number of products from Central America, directly from South East Asia (Thailand) and directly and indirectly from China.

The following table contains a summary of the activities that we consider present the highest risk of slavery and human trafficking in the industries in which we operate, with, in each case, a summary of the steps we have in place to avoid these affecting our activities or our supply chains.

Industry Risk	Steps Taken
Flogas Britain Limited engage agents and contractors to provide some services to customers, including sales management, customer service and maintenance/removal of LPG and LNG tanks.	The business recognises the risk that certain contractors might engage and exploit casual workers and has controls in place to ensure that it only appoints reputable contractors who comply with applicable employment standards.
Flogas Britain purchase certain components from a UK based supplier, whose supply chain extends to South East Asia and China.	The business recognises the risk of working with suppliers whose supply chain extends into areas outside the EU and has taken additional due diligence steps to ensure that those third-party supply chains comply with applicable employment standards. This includes Policy review of high-risk suppliers, appropriate due diligence and assertion of high level controls.
Flogas Britain purchase heaters on an annual basis from a supplier in Mexico.	The business recognises the risk of working with suppliers whose manufacturing bases sits outside the EU and has taken additional due diligence steps to ensure that those third-party supply chains comply with applicable employment standards
Flogas Britain Limited has a carbon offsetting proposition, whereby the offset projects are undertaken in jurisdictions which are likely to be at higher risk of modern slavery issues (e.g. exploitation).	The business recognises the risk posed by supporting projects in locations such as these and has engaged a third party compliance firm to complete an audit of these activities, which is now complete.
Flogas Britain Limited supplies biopropane, whose feedstock comes from palm oil plantations.	We have an accredited supply chain which provides 100% traceability and is certified sustainable through the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) system. At present all of our biopropane is sourced domestically from co-processing at P66 refinery in Immingham. Where we source from abroad we have a process in place to verify the supply chain.

4. Policies in Relation to Slavery and Human Trafficking

The DCC Code of Conduct sets out our Group’s commitment to acting ethically and with integrity towards our employees and in all our business relationships. Specifically, section 2 of the Code sets out our commitment to fair employment practices and section 14 of the Code sets out our commitment to preventing, as far as practicable, slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains.

The DCC Group Supply Chain Integrity Policy sets out the approach taken by every business in the DCC Group to ensuring that all the products we sell meet applicable legal and ethical standards.
In addition, the DCC Human Rights Policy sets out DCC’s specific commitment to operate to internationally recognised standards of human rights, including in relation to forced labour, child labour and unsafe working conditions.

These documents are available at http://www.dcc.ie/responsibility/our-policies.

Our policy on slavery and human trafficking is set out in section 1 of this statement.

The requirements of our Code of Conduct, Group Supply Chain Integrity Policy, Human Rights Policy and our own policy are reflected in the more detailed policies and procedures that we have in place in Flogas Britain Limited. These are addressed in more detail in section 6 of this statement.

5. Due Diligence and Assessing and Managing Risk

As part of our compliance with the policies referred to above, we take the following steps:

• Assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains, including by reviewing, where necessary, the controls that our suppliers have in place and carrying out other suitable checks;
• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains on a periodic basis.

6. Assurance and Key Performance Indicators

Responsibility for ensuring that our procedures are adequate and are adhered to in all areas of our activities rests with the directors of Flogas Britain Limited.

We report on compliance with the DCC Group Code of Conduct and Supply Chain Integrity Policy every six months.

7. Training and Awareness

In the period covered by this statement 631 employees in our business completed online training on our Code of Conduct which covered the protection of human rights, including the prevention of slavery.

We also provide training to relevant employees on supply chain risks, including the risk of slavery and human trafficking at suitable intervals. Our participation in industry associations and our dealings with suppliers also provide information on where slavery and human trafficking risks may arise in the industries where we are active and best practice in avoiding them.

8. Nature of this Statement

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ended 31 March 2023.

This statement has been approved by the board of directors of Flogas Britain Limited.

Ivan Trevor

Managing Director | Flogas Britain Limited

01 June 2023