Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Reform & Governance.

This report seeks approval to adopt a Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement for 2019/20 and to review that statement annually thereafter. A draft Statement is included at Appendix 1 and sets out what the Council is currently doing to ensure that its business and supply chains are not linked to modern slavery, and additional actions that it will take in relation to this during 2019/20. The report describes the concept of the modern slavery statement and the legislation that underpins it.

The Cabinet is asked to agree that a first annual Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement be adopted for 2019/20.

Officer contact: Alan Lawson, 0161 474 5397, alan.lawson@stockport.gov.uk

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Policy, Finance & Devolution submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Cabinet to adopt a Modern Slavery Statement for 2019/20. The report set out a draft Statement and actions the Council currently undertook, and would take during 2018/20, to ensure that its business and supply chains were not linked to modern slavery. It was proposed that the Statement would be reviewed annually.

The Leader emphasised that although not a requirement on the Council it was important that the Council did all it could to ensure that its supply chains were free of any such practices and that the Statement was a formalisation of steps the Council was already taking and committed to.

RESOLVED – That the first annual Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement for 2019/20 be adopted.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive

This report provides background information in relation to the development of the Council’s first Modern Slavery Statement.

The Council’s first Modern Slavery Statement sets out what the Council is currently doing to ensure that its business and supply chains are not linked to modern slavery, and additional action that it will take in relation to this during 2019/20.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider and comment on the Statement prior to its submission to the Cabinet for adoption.

Officer contact: Alan Lawson, 0161 474 5397, alan.lawson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to consider a draft of the Council’s first Modern Slavery Statement, developed in accordance with the Council Meeting resolution of 13 September 2018, prior to its submission to the Cabinet for adoption.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.