Modern Slavery Act

Our Business and Supply Chains 

KitchenFlow provides temporary kitchen professionals—including chefs, cooks, and kitchen assistants—to care homes, residential facilities, and other care-sector providers throughout the UK. Our core mission is to support the delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals to vulnerable individuals by connecting care providers with skilled, reliable kitchen staff. 

Our current supply chain is people-focused and includes: 

 Temporary workers (our core workforce), 

Recruitment and compliance verification partners, 

Payroll and HR service providers, 

Technology platforms used for scheduling and communication. 

We do not currently source or distribute physical goods. However, we plan to launch a small e-commerce offering in the near future to supply common kitchen items—such as aprons, utensils, thermometers, and basic equipment—to our clients and temporary workers. 

As this new aspect of our business develops, we will implement robust due diligence processes to ensure that any physical goods we supply are sourced from suppliers who share our commitment to ethical trading and are free from slavery and human trafficking. This will include supplier risk assessments, code of conduct agreements, and, where appropriate, third-party verification. 

We currently work with approximately 200 active temporary kitchen professionals, all of whom undergo rigorous onboarding and compliance checks before assignment. 

Our Commitment to Ethical Employment 

KitchenFlow is committed to: 

Paying at least the National Living Wage (or National Minimum Wage, where applicable) to all workers, 

Ensuring compliance with the Working Time Regulations 1998, including rest breaks and maximum working hours, 

Providing a safe and respectful working environment, in line with Health & Safety legislation, 

Upholding equal opportunities and zero tolerance for discrimination or exploitation. 

All workers are engaged under clear, transparent terms, and we never charge recruitment or placement fees to candidates—a practice that can increase vulnerability to exploitation. 

Policies and Governance 

KitchenFlow maintains the following key policies to prevent modern slavery and protect worker welfare: 

Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy – Explicitly prohibits forced labour, bonded labour, child labour, and human trafficking. 

Whistleblowing Policy – Enables staff and workers to report concerns about unethical or illegal practices confidentially and without fear of retaliation. Reports related to modern slavery are treated with the highest priority. 

Right to Work & Age Verification Policy – All workers must provide valid documentation proving their legal right to work in the UK and meet the minimum working age (18+ for kitchen roles in care settings). 

These policies are reviewed annually and communicated to all staff and temporary workers during onboarding. 

Due Diligence and Risk Management 

Given our role as a labour provider in a high-risk sector (care and hospitality), we take proactive steps to mitigate modern slavery risks: 

Worker Vetting: Every temporary worker completes identity, right-to-work, qualification, and reference checks. We verify work history and conduct DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks where required by care sector clients. 

Agency Partners: Any third-party used for worker sourcing or compliance must be licensed under the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) or demonstrate equivalent ethical standards. We do not work with unlicensed labour providers. 

Client Engagement: We only supply staff to care-sector clients who demonstrate robust safeguarding and employment practices. 

Ongoing Monitoring: Our operations team conducts regular check-ins with placed workers and performs unannounced site visits where feasible to ensure working conditions meet our standards. 

As we prepare to introduce physical products, we will extend our due diligence to include: 

Mapping product supply chains, 

Assessing country- and sector-specific risks (e.g., manufacturing in high-risk regions), 

Requiring suppliers to sign our Ethical Sourcing Code of Conduct, 

Prioritising UK-based or certified ethical suppliers where possible. 

We assess modern slavery risk annually as part of our broader compliance review and update controls accordingly. 

Training and Awareness 

All KitchenFlow employees—including recruitment, operations, and compliance staff—receive mandatory training on: 

Identifying signs of modern slavery and human trafficking, 

Our reporting procedures and support mechanisms, 

The specific vulnerabilities present in the care and hospitality sectors. 

Temporary workers are also provided with accessible information about their rights, our whistleblowing channel, and how to seek help if they feel exploited or unsafe. 

As our business evolves to include product sales, relevant staff will receive additional training on ethical sourcing and supply chain due diligence. 

Looking Ahead 

KitchenFlow is a growing business with a strong ethical foundation. In the coming year, we plan to: 

Launch our kitchen essentials shop with a focus on ethically sourced, low-risk items, 

Introduce digital worker feedback tools to enable real-time reporting of concerns, 

Strengthen partnerships with GLAA and sector-specific anti-slavery initiatives, 

Publish anonymised data on worker placements and compliance outcomes to enhance transparency. 

We believe that ethical staffing—and, in time, ethical sourcing—is not just a legal obligation but essential to delivering compassionate, high-quality care through the kitchens we support. 

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes KitchenFlow’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31st December 2025. 

KitchenFlow 

Your kitchen lifeline Partner