Halsall Lloyd Partnership is a Limited Liability Partnership and has two offices located in Liverpool and Nottingham providing comprehensive coverage of the country, consistently retaining over thirty experienced architectural staff with a broad base of skills and expertise.  HLP is proud of its status as one of the country’s leading design consultants, offering clients high-quality solutions to all aspects of the built environment.  HLP has noted the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "Act"). This statement is made on behalf of the partnership as a whole.

We operate across the whole of the architectural and construction field from initial procurement of sites, through planning and construction to the delivery of high quality places for sustainable communities.

We deliver services to a range of clients including registered providers, private clients, local authorities, house builders, medical services and community groups.

Work Areas

HLP do not subcontract work and can provide the services below. We work on framework agreements as part of a supply chain and subscribe to the commitment to eradicate modern slavery. 

Services Provided

• Architecture
• Masterplanning
• Urban Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Conservation Architect
• Community Participation
• Interior Design
• Graphic Design
• Project Management
• Clerk of Works Service
• Energy Advice & Assessment
• Principal Designer.

Our Policies to Resist Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

We have reviewed our existing policies and procedures in light of the Act. We are confident that our policies promote good behaviour among our colleagues at work and within our supply chain. Our policies and procedures are kept under review to make sure that they reflect the changing shape of the partnership and of the needs of the people and markets it serves in the UK.

In our own Business

Among the policies that we consider give us strength in avoiding modern slavery or human trafficking under the Act in our businesses are:

• Environmental Statement / Environmental Policy
• Health and Safety Statement / Signed Statement / Policy
• Quality Policy / Quality Management System
• Sustainability Policy
• Code of Conduct
• Complaints Procedure
• Customer Care Policy
• Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy
• Training and Development
• Anti Bribery
• Business continuity Plan
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ethical Policy
• Data protection policy for client information
• Bullying and harassment
• Discipline/dismissal and grievance
• Training and development
• Whistleblowing/protected disclosures.

During the year, we will amend our whistleblowing policy to draw attention to the risk of modern slavery or human trafficking and to stress that a report of concern in relation to those matters can be made under the protection of the whistleblowing policy.

In our Work Environment

We are determined that there shall be no modern slavery or human trafficking in our work areas through our client supply chains. Our Code of Conduct Policy is evidence our commitment to act ethically and with integrity throughout our business relationships. The code and the policies are kept under review to make sure that they reflect the changing shape of the Partnership and of the needs of the people and markets it serves in the UK.

We have numerous contracts as supply chain members and in many cases those contracts are for several years' duration. We subscribe to the commitment that they do not engage in any activity that is contrary to the Act. Where a contract has been renewed during the year or any new contract has been entered into, that contract term has been applied. Over time, we will achieve the inclusion of the contractual requirement in all supplier relationships.

Training and Continuing Vigilance

We have discussed the Act, its purpose and the Partnership's attitude to it at a Partnership board meeting. We have alerted our senior managers to it and challenged them to continue to consider where the risk of modern slavery or human trafficking may arise in their parts of the Partnership's businesses. We have provided guidance to our staff on the need to avoid those risks and on possible indicators of them in the work environment. We will continue to enhance the assurances we seek from clients and partners as to their avoidance of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Declaration

This statement has been approved by the Limited Liability Partnership members and is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.