The time scale for suppliers under the category of “Direct Textiles” to achieve LSAS Level 2 approval has been re-confirmed as the 30 September 2014, which is 18 months from the launch of the framework agreement. For companies who have already achieved LSAS Level 1 the first annual visit has been waived by NHS SC as

Labour Standards Assurance System LSAS Level 1 – The Requirements. LSAS is a Management System Specification which has 4 levels: Foundation (Level 1) Implementation (Level 2), Established (Level 3) and Progressive (Level 4). Within this blog I am only dealing with LSAS Level 1 Foundation requirements as these are the starting point and a requirement

The Labour Standards Assurance Scheme – LSAS was designed by the National Health Service Supply Chain (NHS SC), in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Industry bodies and covers new ethical requirements for its suppliers. The objective of the LSAS scheme is to reduce the risk of labour standard abuses within the supply chain