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

Saturday 23rd November 2024

15:00: Rangers v Dundee United

15:00: Ross County v Motherwell

15:00: St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock

15:00: St. Mirren v Aberdeen

17:45: Dundee v Hibernian

19:45: Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

Tuesday 26th November 2024

19:45: Hibernian v Aberdeen

Saturday 30th November 2024

15:00: Celtic v Ross County

15:00: Dundee United v St. Mirren

15:00: Kilmarnock v Dundee

Friday 22nd November 2024

19:45: Queen's Park v Falkirk

Saturday 23rd November 2024

15:00: Airdrieonians v Livingston

15:00: Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

15:00: Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

15:00: Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers

Saturday 7th December 2024

15:00: Dunfermline Athletic v Hamilton Academical

15:00: Falkirk v Raith Rovers

15:00: Greenock Morton v Livingston

15:00: Partick Thistle v Ayr United

15:00: Queen's Park v Airdrieonians

Saturday 23rd November 2024

15:00: Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

15:00: Cove Rangers v Stenhousemuir

15:00: Kelty Hearts v Arbroath

15:00: Montrose v Annan Athletic

15:00: Queen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Saturday 7th December 2024

15:00: Annan Athletic v Cove Rangers

15:00: Kelty Hearts v Alloa Athletic

15:00: Montrose v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

15:00: Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

17:30: Arbroath v Queen of the South

Saturday 23rd November 2024

15:00: Bonnyrigg Rose v Stirling Albion

15:00: Edinburgh City v East Fife

15:00: Elgin City v Clyde

15:00: Forfar Athletic v Peterhead

15:00: The Spartans v Stranraer

Saturday 30th November 2024

15:00: Bonnyrigg Rose v East Fife

Saturday 7th December 2024

15:00: Bonnyrigg Rose v The Spartans

15:00: Clyde v Peterhead

15:00: East Fife v Elgin City

15:00: Stirling Albion v Edinburgh City

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

19:45: Queen's Park v Rangers B

Tuesday 28th January 2025

00:00: Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

00:00: TBC v East Kilbride

Sunday 15th December 2024

15:30: Celtic v Rangers

League Tables

Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Celtic	11	28	31
2	Aberdeen	11	14	31
3	Rangers	11	8	22
4	Dundee United	12	5	19
5	Motherwell	11	1	19
6	St. Mirren	13	-5	15
7	Dundee	12	-6	12
8	Kilmarnock	12	-10	12
9	Ross County	13	-11	12
10	St. Johnstone	13	-11	10
11	Heart of Midlothian	13	-6	9
12	Hibernian	12	-7	8

Updated at 12/11/2024 at 18:49

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Falkirk	14	18	32
2	Livingston	14	9	29
3	Ayr United	14	8	25
4	Partick Thistle	14	8	23
5	Queen's Park	14	1	22
6	Raith Rovers	14	-5	15
7	Hamilton Academical	14	-6	15
8	Greenock Morton	14	-8	14
9	Dunfermline Athletic	14	-4	12
10	Airdrieonians	14	-21	5

Updated at 19/11/2024 at 13:18

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Kelty Hearts	14	10	22
2	Arbroath	14	1	22
3	Alloa Athletic	14	5	21
4	Stenhousemuir	14	2	21
5	Cove Rangers	14	4	20
6	Queen of the South	14	-3	18
7	Montrose	14	1	17
8	Annan Athletic	14	-15	14
9	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	14	0	4
10	Dumbarton	14	-5	0

Updated at 19/11/2024 at 14:40

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Pos	Team	Pld	Gd	Pts
1	Elgin City	13	7	26
2	Peterhead	13	6	24
3	East Fife	13	13	23
4	Stirling Albion	13	-3	19
5	Edinburgh City	13	-1	18
6	The Spartans	13	2	16
7	Bonnyrigg Rose	13	0	14
8	Stranraer	13	-6	12
9	Clyde	13	-7	12
10	Forfar Athletic	13	-11	9

Updated at 19/11/2024 at 14:41

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