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Pre-approval process for suppliers

Guidance for procurement teams working with productions to embed labour rights checks into their pre-approval process for suppliers.

 

TV productions often refer to lists of pre-approved suppliers, either maintained by themselves or that are shared with them by the broadcasters.

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This guidance sets out an approach for procurement teams to build into existing processes. It includes:

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• Approach to pre-approving suppliers

• Summary process for pre-approving suppliers

• Inherent risk assessment

• Supplier assessment questionnaires

• Further due diligence

• Assessing suppliers’ responses

• Supplier engagement

• Appendix A: Example information sheet for suppliers to accompany the SAQ

• Appendix B: Example question set for suppliers to TV productions

• Appendix C: Purchasing practices

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