Issue - meetings

Purpose of Report

To inform the Executive of the Council’s roles and responsibilities relating to modern slavery and provide an opportunity to adopt the Modern Slavery Charter proposed by the Safer Lincolnshire Partnership.

Decision

That the Modern Slavery Charter be adopted.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Reason for Decision

The Charter against modern slavery and human trafficking asked that all partners within the Safer Lincolnshire Partnership committed to having adequately trained staff and procedures in place to ensure that they committed to tackling the issues of modern slavery and human trafficking and also contributed to the wider collective effort to protect communities across Lincolnshire. A copy of the Charter was attached to the report at Appendix A.

The Charter contained seven commitments for partners. It was reported that the Council’s Corporate Management Team had already given consideration as to how the Council was currently meeting each commitment or what it could do to ensure each commitment would be met.