Issue - meetings

East Sussex County Council 2022/2023 Modern Slavery Statement

Meeting: 18/09/2023 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Item 37)

37 East Sussex County Council's Modern Slavery Statement for the financial year ending 2022/2023 pdf icon PDF 222 KB

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

Additional documents:

Minutes:

37.1     The Deputy Leader and Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.

 

DECISIONS

 

37.2     The Deputy Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to co-sign the Modern Slavery Statement together with the Chief Executive.

 

REASONS

 

37.3     Although not yet formally mandated, the government has indicated that local authorities with an annual budget of more than £36 million should comply with the requirements of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and publish a slavery and human trafficking statement. East Sussex County Council’s 2022/23 statement, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, is designed to comply with this requirement.