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Business operations pack

Businesses with turnover above £36 million must publish a modern slavery statement, and any organisation using AI on personal data must be able to explain the processing under UK GDPR. Most smaller firms are asked for both by corporate customers long before the law requires them.

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The short answer

Businesses with turnover above £36 million must publish a modern slavery statement, and any organisation using AI on personal data must be able to explain the processing under UK GDPR. Most smaller firms are asked for both by corporate customers long before the law requires them.

Who this pack is for

  • Businesses filling in a corporate client's supplier questionnaire
  • Employers writing down remote and hybrid arrangements for the first time
  • Firms letting staff use AI tools with no policy
  • Anyone with company vehicles or driving for work
  • Companies with no continuity plan and a single point of failure

Not for you if: You need a full ISO 22301 or ISO 27001 programme. This is the practical layer beneath that.

What it solves

1

A client's procurement pack asks for six policies you do not have.

2

Staff paste customer data into a chatbot and nobody has said what is allowed.

3

A flood or outage stops trading and nobody knows who calls whom.

What the law requires

AI use and personal data

Using AI tools on personal data is processing like any other. You need a lawful basis, transparency, and an assessment where the risk is high. An acceptable use policy is the practical control.

Source: ICO, guidance on AI and data protection

Bribery and modern slavery

The Bribery Act 2010 creates a corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, with adequate procedures as the defence. Modern slavery statements are mandatory above £36 million turnover and commonly required in supply chains below it.

Source: GOV.UK, Bribery Act guidance; Modern Slavery Act 2015

Driving for work

Work related road risk sits under the same health and safety duties as any other activity. Licence checks, vehicle condition and journey planning are what an investigation looks for.

Source: HSE, driving and riding safely for work

What is in the pack

IDDocumentPages
OPS-01Business continuity planGOV.UK business continuity8
OPS-02Insurance review checklistABI consumer guidance4
OPS-03Supplier due diligence and onboarding formBribery Act 20105
OPS-04AI usage policyICO AI guidance5
OPS-05Remote and hybrid working policyACAS; HSE DSE6
OPS-06Company vehicle policyHSE driving for work5
OPS-08IT acceptable use policyICO; NCSC small business guide5

And three more: social media and communications policy, environmental policy statement, anti-bribery and modern slavery statement.

How updates work

Every document carries a version number and a reviewed date. On the first Tuesday of each month the pack is checked against its primary sources. If anything has changed you receive the updated file and one line explaining what moved and why. If nothing has changed you receive an email saying so.

April and the Budget are the months when most figures move.

Questions

Do I need a modern slavery statement?

Legally only above £36 million turnover, but corporate customers routinely ask smaller suppliers for one. The pack includes a proportionate version.

Is the AI policy specific to any tool?

No. It sets rules by activity and data type, so it holds whichever tools your team uses.

Does the continuity plan cover cyber incidents?

It covers the response structure and contacts. Technical incident response is a separate discipline.

Can I share these with a client's procurement team?

Yes. That is what most buyers use them for.

How is it delivered?

By email, as Word and PDF files, personalised with your company details.

Sources

Built from published UK primary sources only: GOV.UK, Bribery Act guidance; Modern Slavery Act 2015, HSE, driving and riding safely for work, ICO, guidance on AI and data protection. No secondary or aggregator sources are used.

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These documents are drafted from published UK primary sources and are a starting point you adapt to your own circumstances. They are not legal, tax or immigration advice, and documents you edit become your responsibility.

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