Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Introduction

The Scottish Professional Football League Limited (the “Company”, “we”, “our”) is committed to conducting its business in a morally principled manner. The Company is aware, however, that modern slavery can be found in all sectors and therefore the Company needs to be cognisant of this.

Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires companies with a turnover over £36m to publish an annual slavery and human trafficking statement.

The Company takes a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, both across the Company’s group of companies and within our supply chains. This statement sets out the steps that we have taken to minimise, as far as possible, the risk of modern slavery taking place, as well as the steps which we propose to take to further mitigate against such risks.

What is Modern Slavery?

In this statement, where we say “modern slavery” we are referring to the illegal exploitation of people for personal or commercial gain, and it can include sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, forced labour, criminal exploitation, human trafficking and organ harvesting.

Organisational Structure

The principal activity of the Company is to organise, manage and commercially exploit the premier men’s football league competition in Scotland (the cinch Scottish Professional Football League) (“the League”) together with the Scottish League Cup (the SPFL Viaplay Cup) and the Scottish Challenge Cup (the SPFL Trust Trophy).

The Company is structured as a private limited company and is wholly owned by the owners of the 42 member clubs which comprise the League at any one time (“Clubs”). The owner and operator of each Club holds one share in the Company. Each Club is independent, working within the articles of association of the Company and the Rules and Regulations of the League, as well as the rules of The Scottish Football Association, UEFA and FIFA, and being subject to Scottish law. The Company’s only offices, from which it’s various competitions are operated and all of its employees are usually based, are in Glasgow.

The Company derives its revenues predominantly from its broadcasting and sponsorship agreements with various commercial partners.

The Company is also the parent company of the wholly owned subsidiary, The Scottish Women’s Premier League Limited (the “SWPL”) whose principal activity is to organise, manage and commercially exploit the premier women’s football league competitions in Scotland (the SWPL1 and SWPL2), together with the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup (the Sky Sports Cup).

The Company is also the parent company to a number of non-trading subsidiaries.

Together the Company, the SWPL and the non-trading subsidiaries shall be referred to as the “Group”.

For the year ended 31 May 2023, the Group had an average of 19 employees and a turnover of £42.6 million.

Our Supply Chains

The majority of the Group’s supply chains are service based with the point of delivery of service in Scotland. The Company does not directly manufacture or sell goods.

In addition to our supply chain, we also have a number of commercial partnerships with a range of organisations, predominantly based in the UK.

We are committed to taking steps to ensure that modern slavery does not exist across the Company’s operations or supply chains. This statement sets out the Company’s commitment to addressing the risk of modern slavery.

Our Processes on Modern Slavery

We are committed to ensuring, as far as possible, that there is no modern slavery in our supply chains or in any part of our business. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to reduce the risk of modern slavery taking place in our supply chains.

We seek to partner with suppliers that share our values. We expect our supply chain to operate fair and equitable practices, where modern slavery is not tolerated.

There are no current issues of non-compliance with modern slavery laws from ourselves or our supply chain that we have been made aware of.

Should any potential non-compliance be reported to us, we will work to remedy any areas in which we or our suppliers do not meet the appropriate standards that we expect to work to. In the event of any external party not meeting those standards, this may include ultimately ceasing to trade with partners who do not continue to meet our requirements or who breach relevant legislation.

The Company also has a whistleblowing policy, which details the procedures for how to report a matter to the Company. This is promoted internally as a key part of the Staff Handbook.

Due Diligence Processes and Risk Assessment for Modern Slavery

As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate this risk we include provisions within our commercial contracts to ensure the parties we work with understand our commitment to, and comply with the terms of, the modern slavery legislation.

We also speak to companies in our supply chains regularly about their processes and how they source labour and materials as well as asking them to see their anti-modern slavery commitments.

Future Actions

We continue to review our suppliers and their practices to mitigate the risk of modern slavery within our business and supply chains.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the Scottish Professional Football League Limited Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial reporting period ending 31st May 2023. This statement received Board approval on 4th October 2023.

Upcoming Fixtures

Friday 20th December 2024

19:45: Motherwell v Kilmarnock

Saturday 21st December 2024

15:00: Aberdeen v Hibernian

15:00: Rangers v Dundee

15:00: Ross County v St. Mirren

Sunday 22nd December 2024

12:00: Dundee United v Celtic

15:00: Heart of Midlothian v St. Johnstone

Thursday 26th December 2024

12:30: Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

15:00: Celtic v Motherwell

15:00: Dundee v Ross County

15:00: Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

Friday 20th December 2024

19:45: Queen's Park v Raith Rovers

Saturday 21st December 2024

15:00: Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle

15:00: Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

15:00: Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

15:00: Livingston v Ayr United

Friday 27th December 2024

19:45: Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

Saturday 28th December 2024

15:00: Ayr United v Greenock Morton

15:00: Hamilton Academical v Airdrieonians

15:00: Partick Thistle v Queen's Park

15:00: Raith Rovers v Livingston

Saturday 21st December 2024

15:00: Annan Athletic v Arbroath

15:00: Cove Rangers v Alloa Athletic

15:00: Kelty Hearts v Queen of the South

15:00: Montrose v Dumbarton

15:00: Stenhousemuir v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Saturday 28th December 2024

15:00: Alloa Athletic v Stenhousemuir

15:00: Arbroath v Montrose

15:00: Dumbarton v Kelty Hearts

15:00: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Cove Rangers

15:00: Queen of the South v Annan Athletic

Saturday 21st December 2024

15:00: Clyde v Forfar Athletic

15:00: East Fife v The Spartans

15:00: Edinburgh City v Elgin City

15:00: Peterhead v Bonnyrigg Rose

15:00: Stirling Albion v Stranraer

Saturday 28th December 2024

15:00: Elgin City v Peterhead

15:00: Forfar Athletic v Stirling Albion

15:00: Stranraer v Clyde

15:00: The Spartans v Edinburgh City

Saturday 4th January 2025

15:00: Clyde v Stirling Albion

Tuesday 28th January 2025

19:45: Queen's Park v East Kilbride

Wednesday 5th February 2025

19:35: Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

League Tables

Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Celtic	15	40	43
2	Aberdeen	16	12	34
3	Rangers	15	18	32
4	Motherwell	16	-4	25
5	Dundee United	16	6	24
6	St. Mirren	17	-6	21
7	Dundee	16	-2	19
8	Kilmarnock	17	-16	17
9	Hibernian	17	-8	15
10	Ross County	17	-20	15
11	St. Johnstone	17	-12	14
12	Heart of Midlothian	17	-8	13

Updated at 16/12/2024 at 17:55

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Falkirk	17	19	38
2	Livingston	17	14	36
3	Ayr United	17	11	31
4	Partick Thistle	16	7	26
5	Queen's Park	17	1	25
6	Hamilton Academical	16	-6	18
7	Raith Rovers	16	-6	18
8	Greenock Morton	16	-8	16
9	Dunfermline Athletic	17	-6	15
10	Airdrieonians	17	-26	6

Updated at 19/12/2024 at 13:18

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Arbroath	17	3	28
2	Stenhousemuir	17	8	27
3	Kelty Hearts	17	9	26
4	Alloa Athletic	17	6	25
5	Montrose	17	2	23
6	Cove Rangers	17	1	22
7	Queen of the South	16	-3	21
8	Annan Athletic	17	-12	18
9	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	16	-1	7
10	Dumbarton	17	-13	1

Updated at 19/12/2024 at 13:58

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Elgin City	16	6	29
2	Peterhead	16	6	28
3	East Fife	16	13	27
4	Edinburgh City	15	2	22
5	Stirling Albion	16	-5	22
6	The Spartans	15	1	19
7	Bonnyrigg Rose	16	-3	18
8	Stranraer	15	-4	16
9	Clyde	16	-9	15
10	Forfar Athletic	15	-7	13

Updated at 19/12/2024 at 14:07

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