Modern Slavery Statement.
About The R&A

This statement is made on behalf of the R&A group companies, listed below. References in this statement to “TheR&A”, “we”, “us” or “our”, are to all of these companies.
The R&A group of companies was formed in 2004 to take on The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews’
responsibilities for governing the Rules of Golf, staging The Open, golf’s original championship, and developing thesport. The R&A World Golf Museum in St Andrews is part of the R&A group.
Together The R&A and the USGA govern the sport of golf worldwide, operating in separate jurisdictions with acommitment to a single code for the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status and Equipment Standards. The R&A,through R&A Rules Limited, governs the sport worldwide, outside of the United States and Mexico, on behalf of over
61 million golfers in 145 countries and with the consent of 164 organisations from amateur and professional golf.
The R&A has responsibility for running a series of world class amateur events and international matches in women’sand girls’ as well as men’s and boys’ golf. The R&A stages the AIG Women’s Open and works with the DP World
Tour to stage the Senior Open presented by Rolex.
The R&A is committed to investing £200 million over 10 years in developing golf and supports the growth of thesport internationally, including the development and management of sustainable golf facilities.
For more information, please visit www.randa.org.
Our Policy

The R&A is committed to operating its business responsibly. We strive to maintain high ethical principles and torespect human rights in our organisation and our supply chains.
We oppose slavery and human trafficking in all its forms and make this statement to set out the steps we havetaken, and will take, to ensure that there is no modern slavery in our organisation or in our supply chains.
We seek to work with suppliers that share our values and we expect our supply chain to operate to the highest fairand ethical standards whereby modern slavery is not tolerated. We are committed to ensuring that, byimplementing effective systems and controls, our supply chains are free from modern slavery. We are continuallymonitoring and updating our procurement and supply chain policies to ensure our processes meet these objectives.
The term “modern slavery” used in this statement includes slavery, servitude, any type of forced or compulsory
labour and human trafficking.
Supply Chains

The R&A’s supply chains mainly consist of the following:•••

Agronomy services
Broadcasting and production services
Catering, food and beverage supply services

R&A Trust Company (No.1) Ltd. Registered Office: Beach House, Golf Place, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JA.
Registered in Scotland Company No. SC247045.

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Equipment supply
Insurance services
IT and digital services
Financial services
Golf facility operations
Golf championships staging and operations services
Golf governance affiliates and suppliersMarketing and design services
Merchandise licensing and supply services
Office supplies
Philanthropy
Photography services
Property management and maintenance services
Professional advisory services
Public relations and media services
Publishing services
Recruitment services
Security services
SponsorshipTechnology
Training and development services
Travel and accommodation services
Utilities supply

Due DiligenceWe vet suppliers to ensure that they are committed to ethical labour practices. The R&A’s standard terms andconditions for procurement include an express obligation that compels all suppliers to comply with applicable antislavery and anti-human trafficking legislation and to comply with The R&A’s policies at all times.
We only employ agency workers through reputable employment agencies that adhere to our code of labour
policies.
Risk Assessment and Monitoring EffectivenessWe will identify, assess and monitor the risk of slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. We will monitor,
amongst other measures, the information and policies provided by suppliers who we vet for ethical labour practices,
any reported instances of modern slavery in our supply chain and the percentage of staff who receive training on
identifying and addressing the risk of modern slavery in our organisation and supply chains.
Training

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery in our organisation and supply chains, we
provide modern slavery training to our staff.

This statement covers the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

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Martin Slumbers
Chief Executive
The R&A
29 February 2024

This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors on behalf of the following companies:
R&A Trust Company (No. 1) Limited
R&A Championships Limited
R&A Golf and Leisure Limited
R&A Group Services Limited
R&A Rules Limited
R&A Trust Company (No. 2) Limited
The R&A Foundation
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Trust (trading as The R&A World Golf Museum)
Golf Museum Services Limited
The financial year end for each of the above companies is 31 December.