Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

The report briefly summarises the review process and presents the third iteration of the Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement, to cover the period up to 30th June 2023, and seeks committee’s approval to adopt that refreshed statement.

The Cabinet is recommended to give approval to the Modern Slavery Statement for publication in July 2022.

Officer contact: Alan Lawson on 0161 474 5397 or email: alan.lawson@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Malcolm Allan) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) noting that in September 2018, the Council Meeting had approved a motion condemning the practice of modern slavery and that the Council has subsequently signed a Modern Slavery Charter.

One of the Charter’s commitments was to publish a Modern Slavery Statement that set out the measures the council had implemented to ensure its supply chains were not linked to modern slavery, as well as further measures it intended to implement.

RESOLVED - That approval to the adoption of the third iteration of the Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement for the period up to 30 June 2023 as detailed in the report.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report briefly summarises the review process and presents the third iteration of the Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement, to cover the period up to 30th June 2023, and seeks committee’s approval to adopt that refreshed statement.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to:-

·       Consider the draft updated statement (which accompanies this report), which will run to 30th June 2023; and

·       Subject to any necessary amendments identified by the Scrutiny Committee, recommend that the statement proceed to Cabinet for approval for publication in July 2022.

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

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) briefly summarising the review process and presenting the third iteration of the Stockport Council Modern Slavery Statement, to cover the period up to 30th June 2023, and seeks committee’s approval to adopt that refreshed statement.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources attending the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.