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Dear Maya Esslemont

Thank you for your recent request for information. Your request has been
received and we are dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act (2000), and in line with the Council's policy and
protocols.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know. If a fee is applicable, we will ask you to pay it
before we proceed with your request.

If you have any queries about this message, please email us
at: [1][email address] or write to us at:

The Information Officer

The London Borough of Waltham Forest
Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
London
E17 4JF

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

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Dear Maya Esslemont

Thank you for your recent request for information.

I am pleased to advise that the Council has completed its search for the
information you asked for on 18/12/2023 about FOI request: Modern slavery
training provision.

The information supplied has been provided by the department responsible
for the service delivery.

The information we are giving you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. However, please be aware that any other
re-use of the information, for example commercial publication, would
require the permission of the copyright holder.

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

Response:
Waltham Forest Council provides online, self-led training on Modern
Slavery and Human Trafficking. The module is designed to raise awareness
of modern slavery and human trafficking and to help staff recognise their
role in identifying and reporting concerns. It outlines the different
forms of modern slavery and what the law says in relation to each. It also
covers how to raise concerns and offer advice and guidance for dealing
with both adult and child victims.

The course is open to all of the organisation to undertake, however there
are specific service areas that ensure that their staff are all trained in
this area i.e. those working in adults or children’s social care,
community safety. Further information on our public modern slavery
statement can be found here https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/moderns...

It is not possible to share the training materials. We purchase them as
part of a contract for all of our online learning content. For this reason
we will apply an exemption of 43(2) - commercial interests.

Section 43(2) - Commercial interests.

The Council has assessed the impact of releasing the information withheld
under the exemption section 43(2) - commercial interests, in order to
decide whether disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the
Council’s commercial interests or those of any third party(ies).

There is, of course, a public interest in promoting transparency of the
Council’s decisions and accountability. However, the disclosure of the
information currently withheld under this exemption would be likely to
prejudice commercial interests of a third party as it will reveal details
which would harm the Council’s commercial interests in subsequent
negotiations with another third party.

It is therefore the view of the Council that, at this time, the public
interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in
disclosing it.

Under the FOIA, you have the right to complain about the Council’s
response to your request for information. If you wish to pursue such a
complaint, please do so within 28 days from the date of this letter and
ask for a review of the Council’s decision.

You can submit your complaint through our online form which is available
at
https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content...,
or you can email [Waltham Forest Borough Council request email]. Please mark
your request clearly as “Request for Review”.

If after receiving a response to the review, you remain dissatisfied with
the Council’s response, you have the right to appeal to the Information
Commissioner. Further information can be obtained via the Information
Commissioner’s helpline 0303 123 1113 or their website at:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...

- Where held, please share copies of training materials used to support
council staff in identifying modern slavery (such as PDFs, guidance, or
presentations)
Response: Please see foi response to question 1 above

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to request a review of our decision, please e-mail us
at:[1][email address] or write to us at:

The London Borough of Waltham Forest
The Information Officer
Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
London
E17 4JA

Please remember to quote the reference number FOI564621133 in any future
communications.

If you remain dissatisfied after the review is completed, you will have
the right to complain to the Information Commissioner (ICO).  Information
about this will be given to you when we respond to the review. 
Information about the work of the ICO can be found at
[2]https://ico.org.uk/

Kind regards,
The Information Officer

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