Policies
BCS aims to conduct its business with the highest standards of honesty and integrity and any wrong-doing by staff, officers or accredited partners should be reported.
These documents form part of our Management Systems and compliance is mandatory for all staff and contractors. If you find any weaknesses in these documents or examples of non-compliance, please report it to compliance@bcs.uk
The Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”) applies to all organisations including charities. Its scope is extremely wide and covers crimes of bribery, being bribed, the bribery of foreign public officials and the failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery on its behalf.
This document sets out the policy and procedures of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT against fraud and other forms of dishonesty.
It applies all staff, members and volunteers. Anyone associated with BCS who commits fraud, theft or any other dishonesty, or who becomes aware of it and does not report it, will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
BCS seeks to conduct our relationships with our suppliers in a suitable and proper way, and we seek to develop relationships with suppliers that conduct their business in a legal and ethical manner. Our supplier principles apply to all companies, suppliers and manufacturers that we conduct business with.
BCS aims to conduct its business with the highest standards of honesty and integrity and any wrongdoing by employees, officers or third parties we work with should be reported. This policy is designed to deal with concerns raised in relation to specific issues of wrong-doing which may be illegal, against the public interest or damaging to the reputation of BCS.
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery.
BCS wishes to ensure the maintenance of a safeguarding culture which protects not only children and vulnerable people but also BCS members, clients, volunteers, candidates and staff who have responsibility for them.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) support the range and breadth of cultural relations work that we undertake. They are essential to enable deep, trusting, mutually beneficial relationships.
In pursuance of our mission to make IT good for society, accomplish the charitable endeavours and obligations deriving from our Royal Charter and earn the trust of our customers and business partners, BCS Group promotes and sustains a culture of good business practice, integrity, positive employee behaviour, transparency and accountability.
