Issue - meetings

To consider a report seeking approval of the 2021/22 Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement in the context of the Modern Day Slavery Charter.

The Committee considered a report seeking approval of the 2021/22 Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement in the context of the Modern Day Slavery Charter. The Statement outlined the approach the Council was taking to ensure that modern slavery or human trafficking was not taking place within its business or supply chains.

In response to a question about the checking of low cost tenders received by the Council, the Chief Executive advised that a due diligence exercise would be undertaken by the procurement team working closely with the safeguarding team.

RESOLVED

That the Committee

1.    approves the adoption and publication of the Cheshire East Modern Day Slavery Transparency Statement 2021-22 to meet the Council’s statutory obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA”);

2.    delegates to the Director of Adult Social Care, authority to adopt and update the Modern Day Slavery Statement each year on behalf of Cheshire East Council; and

3.    approves the adoption of the Cooperative Party’s Charter against Modern Day Slavery to demonstrate the Council’s commitment to ensuring that its practices do not support slavery.