Modern Slavery Statement

Introduction
This statement is made pursuant to section 54, Part 6 of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act). The statement sets out the steps that GastGo has taken and our commitment to improving our practices to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in our platform or any parts of our business. The Act and our publishing of this statement is intended to help clients and professionals to make better, more informed choices about the services they purchase and the independent professionals they support or with whom they do business.

GastGo is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business dealings and relationships and ensuring that it is not involved, directly or indirectly, in the commission or facilitation of modern slavery and human trafficking, or any additional offences set out in the Act. GastGo also expects its employees, business partners and independent professionals to apply the same high standard, and to take reasonable steps to ensure other parties they do business with maintain the same high standards.

Our Business
GastGo is an app for independent professionals in the hair and beauty industry that helps professionals supply services to busy clients in a studio or home mobile visits. GastGo offers technological tools for independent professionals professionals such as online booking, collecting payments and other customer service support. We have a dedicated team available 24 hours a day and operate in the UK and USA.

Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
GastGo is committed to ensuring that it is not involved, directly or indirectly, for any reason, in the commission or facilitation of modern slavery and human trafficking. Our Code of Conduct reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity
in all our business relationships, to implement effective controls and processes, and apply a risk-based approach in seeking reasonable assurance that our professionals and clients are not involved in the commission or facilitation of modern slavery or human trafficking.

Our Code of Conduct includes a whistleblowing policy which encourages and empowers our staff and independent professionals to identify and disclose details of any suspected modern slavery or human trafficking, either within our business practices, or within the business practices of our clients. Our Code of Conduct is available on our website and everyone is encouraged to familiarise themselves with it as part of responsibility when using GastGo.

Our staff undertake mandatory training on our Code of Conduct. Due Diligence Process for Slavery and Human Trafficking as part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk in this area, we carry out appropriate due diligence, taking a risk-based approach when entering into business relationships with independent professionals. This may include making requests of prospective suppliers to complete a self-assessment due diligence check, the extent of the checks being proportionate to and dependent on the assessed risk level of the supplier. This self-assessment due diligence compliance check will typically require information relating to that supplier’s compliance with the requirements of the Act (or equivalent legislation in their jurisdiction), including details of any required or voluntary modern slavery statements, its relevant policies and confirmation that it has program in place to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking does not exist.

In addition, where a supplier confirms it is required to make its own statement in accordance with the Act, or confirms to us that it does so voluntarily, GastGo will review the content of the statements published. We have also started to introduce specific contractual obligations relating to the prevention and mitigation of modern slavery risks in our vendor contracts on a risk
assessed basis.

Training
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking amongst our staff, we are introducing dedicated training on the requirements of the Act as part of our compulsory staff induction and onboarding and subsequent compulsory compliance training program. This training is intended to encourage our staff to be vigilant to the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking and take action where appropriate and necessary.

Our People & Culture team also have the responsibility to monitor and show that GastGo own staff are recruited and treated within the confines of local laws and regulations, and are not a victim of any modern slavery or human trafficking offences arising from their employment.

Targets and Updates
Our key targets are to ensure all our staff have completed the dedicated training regarding the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking and to refine our vendor risk assessment criteria and procedures for storing vendor risk assessments and supporting documentation. We will update this statement on a regular basis to reflect improvements in our best business practice and guidance.

Approval
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our modern slavery and human trafficking statement. The statement was approved by the Board of Directors.