KINGSTON, Jamaica – The family of one of Britain’s former prime ministers will reportedly travel to the Caribbean this week to apologise for its role in slavery.

According to an article from BBC News, six of former PM William Gladstone’s descendants will travel to Guyana as the country commemorates the 200th anniversary of the 1823 rebellion in Demerara, a British colony that later became part of Guyana.

According to the BBC report, a joint statement by descendants said they believed the former PM’s actions during slavery amounted to “a crime against humanity” and that they hoped to “make a better future.”

“The Gladstone family plan to make their official apology at the opening of the University of Guyana’s International Institute for Migration and Diaspora Studies, which it said it hopes to help fund with a grant of £100,000,” BBC reported.

“For us, this isn’t just about money though. It is about acknowledging that slavery still has a massive impact on many people’s health and wider socio-economic status across the world,” the family’s statement said.