That this Council will support and sign the Cooperative Party Charter Against Modern Slavery and it will promote awareness of Modern Day Slavery amongst our residents and work with officers to support survivors, as follows:
"Charter Against Modern Slavery
West Lancs Borough Council will:
1.
Train its corporate procurement team to understand modern
slavery
through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s
(CIPS) online course on Ethical Procurement and Supply.
2.
Require its contractors to comply fully with the Modern Slavery
Act
2015, wherever it applies, with contract termination as a
potential
sanction for non-compliance.
3.
Challenge any abnormally low-cost tenders to ensure they do not
rely
upon the potential contractor practising modern slavery.
4.
Highlight to its suppliers that contracted workers are free to join
a
trade union and are not to be treated
unfairly for belonging to one.
5. Publicise its whistle-blowing system for staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.
6.
Require its tendered contractors to adopt a whistle-blowing
policy
which enables their staff to blow the
whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.
7.
Review its contractual spending regularly to identify any
potential
issues with modern slavery.
8.
Highlight for its suppliers any risks identified concerning
modern
slavery and refer them to the relevant agencies to be addressed.
9. Refer for investigation via the National Crime Agency’s national referral mechanism any of its contractors identified as a cause for concern regarding modern slavery.
10. Report publicly on the implementation of this policy annually."
Minutes:
The following Motion was moved and seconded:
"That this Council will support and sign the Cooperative Party Charter Against Modern Slavery and it will promote awareness of Modern Day Slavery amongst our residents and work with officers to support survivors, as follows:
"Charter Against Modern Slavery
West Lancs Borough Council will:
1.
Train its corporate procurement team to understand modern
slavery
through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s
(CIPS) online course on Ethical Procurement and Supply.
2.
Require its contractors to comply fully with the Modern Slavery
Act
2015, wherever it applies, with contract termination as a
potential
sanction for non-compliance.
3.
Challenge any abnormally low-cost tenders to ensure they do not
rely
upon the potential contractor practising modern slavery.
4.
Highlight to its suppliers that contracted workers are free to join
a
trade union and are not to be treated unfairly for belonging to
one.
5. Publicise its whistle-blowing system for staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.
6.
Require its tendered contractors to adopt a whistle-blowing
policy
which enables their staff to blow the whistle on any suspected
examples of modern slavery.
7.
Review its contractual spending regularly to identify any
potential
issues with modern slavery.
8.
Highlight for its suppliers any risks identified concerning
modern
slavery and refer them to the relevant agencies to be
addressed.
9. Refer for investigation via the National Crime Agency’s national referral mechanism any of its contractors identified as a cause for concern regarding modern slavery.
10. Report publicly on the implementation of this policy annually."
A vote was taken on the Motion, which was CARRIED.
RESOLVED: That this Council will support and sign the Cooperative Party Charter Against Modern Slavery and it will promote awareness of Modern Day Slavery amongst our residents and work with officers to support survivors, as follows:
"Charter Against Modern Slavery
West Lancs Borough Council will:
1. Train its corporate procurement team to understand modern slavery through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) online course on Ethical Procurement and Supply.
2. Require its contractors to comply fully with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, wherever it applies, with contract termination as a potential sanction for non-compliance.
3. Challenge any abnormally low-cost tenders to ensure they do not rely upon the potential contractor practising modern slavery.
4. Highlight to its suppliers that contracted workers are free to join a trade union and are not to be treated unfairly for belonging to one.
5. Publicise its whistle-blowing system for staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.
6. Require its tendered contractors to adopt a whistle-blowing policy which enables their staff to blow the whistle on any suspected examples of modern slavery.
7. Review its contractual spending regularly to identify any potential issues with modern slavery.
8. Highlight for its suppliers any risks identified concerning modern slavery and refer them to the relevant agencies to be addressed.
9. Refer for investigation via the National Crime Agency’s national referral mechanism any of its contractors identified as a cause for concern regarding modern slavery.
10. Report publicly on the implementation of this policy annually."