The violation of Human Rights is not an issue that is directly relevant to Carillion’s activities. Carillion assists in the delivery of human rights through our involvement in the provision of public facilities (hospitals and prisons) and fair employment practices with grievance and whistle blowing procedures. Our overseas operations are governed by a business ethics policy and before we operate in a new country, we follow a risk assessment  which includes socio-political and security issues. However, we realise that there is potential for us to impact upon Human Rights further down in our supply chain. As far as we are aware, the organisations from which we directly source materials, products and services are not directly responsible for violation of indigenous rights, or forced labour. As you can see from our Supplier performance pages, Carillion is actively improving its supply chain management.