The Trust
Mission 24, Child Life Homes and LifeLink24 are all trading names of Valley Life Trust.
The Trust is the governing body for the ministry and is ultimately responsible for the activities we undertake. Trust documents, including accounts and auditors reports are published on the Charity Commission’s website.
Valley Life Trust is a registered charity in the UK, number 1113359 which is governed by a Board of Trustees:
Mr Stephen Pailthorpe, Chairperson
Mr Ralph Turner
Mr Wiktor Zbrzezniak
Mr Alistair Whitmoor-Pryer
Mrs Heather Whitmoor-Pryer
All Life Is Precious
Mission24 takes it’s responsibilities towards the safe, dignified and respectful treatment of all persons very seriously. Therefore, we have implemented a number of policies to ensure that this continues. Should you have any questions, please contact us at info@mission24.co.uk
As a member with Thirtyone:eight, the UKs leading independent Christian safeguarding charity, we have access to a full range of safeguarding guidance, advice and training to support us in our commitment to becoming a safer place for all.
This is the position of Valley Life Trust Ltd which trades as Mission24 and LifeLink24, herein called ‘The Trust’, regarding safeguarding matters related to the protection of adults and children.
- The Trust is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and ensuring their well-being.
- We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of children and adults at risk of harm and abuse and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.
- We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and adults.
- We believe every child should be valued, safe and happy. We want to make sure that children we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are experiencing significant harm.
The Trust is committed to:
- Following statutory denominational and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and adults and working within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding policy.
- Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work and ensuring they agreed to abide by Trust policy.
- Ensuring that we keep up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding.
We recognise:
- Children’s Social Services has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about a child. Adult Social Care has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about an adult with care and support needs.
- Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.
- Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
Mr Ralph Turner (DSO)
Anti-money Laundering Policy Rev: 1 Dated: 10/06/2020
Anti-money Laundering Policy
This policy sets out the position of Valley Life Trust Ltd which trades as Mission24, Child Life Homes and LifeLink, herein called ‘The Trust’.” In relation to the Anti-money Laundering Policy, the Trust complies with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
Unlike certain other jurisdictions (notably the US and much of Europe), UK money laundering offences are not limited to the proceeds of serious crimes, nor are there any monetary limits.
Financial transactions need no money laundering design or purpose for UK laws to consider them a money laundering offence. A money laundering offence under UK legislation need not even involve money, since the money laundering legislation covers assets of any description. In consequence, any person who commits an acquisitive crime (i.e., one that produces some benefit in the form of money or an asset of any description) in the UK inevitably also commits a money laundering offence under UK legislation.
As a result, the Trust deliberately sets out to only deal with legitimate business organisations with a proven track record. Any new customer where relevant, shall have a credit check carried out on them which includes obtaining historic financial performance data. The Trust also ensure that it complies with all tax legislation in the countries that is operates in and does not enter into any
agreement with customers, suppliers, partners, dealerships or any other organisation that requires bribes, solicitation or extortion.
Reviewed: 19th May 2020
Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy Rev: 1 Dated: 10/06/2020
Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
Introduction
This policy sets out the position of Valley Life Trust Ltd which trades as Mission24, Child Life Homes and LifeLink24, herein called ‘The Trust’.
In relation to the Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy, the Trust considers forced, bonded or compulsory labour, human trafficking and other kinds of slavery and servitude represent some of the gravest forms of human rights abuse in any society. The Trust will not tolerate any such activities within our own operations or within our supply chain and are committed to taking appropriate steps to ensure that everyone who volunteers for the Trust, in any capacity, anywhere in the world, benefits from a working environment in which their fundamental rights and freedoms are respected.
The Trust are aware that it’s supply chain includes countries that have been accused of questionable employment practices in the past and for that reason we have taken every reasonable measure that we can to ensure that our suppliers comply with the principles of this policy.
Beliefs and Principles
The Trust fully acknowledges its responsibility to respect human rights as set out in the International Bill of Human Rights (IBHR). The IBHR informs all policies related to the rights and freedoms of every individual who works for the Trust, either as a direct volunteer or indirectly through our supply chain. The Trust are also committed to implementing the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights throughout our operations. Respect for the dignity of the individual and the importance of each individual’s human rights, form the basis of the behaviours the Trust expects every workplace worldwide.
The Trust will not accept any form of slavery or human trafficking including harassment or bullying and require that all of our Trustees, employees and volunteers implement policies designed to increase equality of opportunity and inclusion for the Trust volunteers. The Trust have also developed and implemented policies and processes which are intended to extend these
commitments through our supply chain. These include requiring suppliers to take measures to avoid any form of forced, bonded or compulsory labour (or any other kind of slavery or human trafficking) within their own operations.
Every supplier who works for the Trust is required to agree to abide by our terms and conditions. These commitments extend down through the supply chain, so that a supplier with whom the Trust has a direct contractual relationship (a Tier 1 supplier) in turn bears the responsibility for ensuring compliance across their own direct supply chain (a Tier 2 supplier from the Trust’s perspective) and so on. The Trust stipulate a range of ethical, labour and environmental standards that is expected to be followed across our supply chain including areas such as child labour, health and safety, working hours, discrimination and disciplinary processes.
The specific requirements regarding forced labour risks make explicit reference to slavery and human trafficking:
Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy Rev: 1 Dated: 10/06/2020
- a. The Supplier shall not use any form of forced, bonded, compulsory labour, slavery or human trafficking.
- b. the Supplier’s employees shall be entitled to leave work or terminate their employment with reasonable notice. Employees shall be free to leave work after such reasonable notice period expires. All employment shall be voluntary.
- c. the Supplier shall provide each of its employees with an employment contract which contains such a reasonable notice period; and
- d. the Supplier shall not require employees to lodge deposits of money or withhold payment or place debt upon employees or require employees to surrender any government-issued identification, passports, or work permits as a condition of
employment.
Reviewed: 19 th May 2020