FOI request: Modern slavery training provision

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Dear North West Leicestershire District Council,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This request relates to the training offered to staff on modern slavery. Please share the details of training on modern slavery delivered to staff, including:

- The nature of training offered (e.g. e-learning or in-person, shared with housing staff or adult safeguarding etc) and whether themes of cultural intelligence, equality, diversity and inclusion are included as part of this training
- Where held, please share copies of training materials used to support council staff in identifying modern slavery (such as PDFs, guidance, or presentations)

Yours faithfully,
Maya Esslemont

North West Leicestershire District Council

Dear Maya Esslemont,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST IG001432

Thank you for your request for information about:

Modern Slavery Training

Your request was received on 24/11/2023 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  You may expect a response
within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

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NWLDC
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Whitwick Road
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3FJ
01530 454545
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North West Leicestershire District Council

Dear Maya Esslemont,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST IG001432
I write further to your email dated 24/11/2023.

Your request has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA), explained on our [1]freedom of information
page.

Your request:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This request
relates to the training offered to staff on modern slavery. Please share
the details of training on modern slavery delivered to staff, including:

- The nature of training offered (e.g. e-learning or in-person, shared
with housing staff or adult safeguarding etc) and whether themes of
cultural intelligence, equality, diversity and inclusion are included as
part of this training
- Where held, please share copies of training materials used to support
council staff in identifying modern slavery (such as PDFs, guidance, or
presentations)

Our response:

- The nature of training offered (e.g. e-learning or in-person, shared
with housing staff or adult safeguarding etc) and whether themes of
cultural intelligence, equality, diversity and inclusion are included as
part of this training MODERN SLAVERY IS COVERED WITHIN THE SAFEGUARDING
E-LEARNING PROGRAMME

- Where held, please share copies of training materials used to support
council staff in identifying modern slavery (such as PDFs, guidance, or
presentations)

Under types of adult abuse - Modern Slavery

This encompasses slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and domestic
servitude. Traffickers and slave masters use whatever means they have at
their disposal to coerce, deceive and force individuals into a life of
abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment.

The supply of information in response to a freedom of information request
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non-commercial research to be used without permission. Information
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Yours sincerely 

Information Governance Team

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Leicestershire
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