FOI request: Modern slavery training at the council
Dear Epping Forest District Council,
Please consider this a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. provide the following information on the modern slavery training you offer to staff:
• Do you provide modern slavery training to your staff, or cover modern slavery as part of a wider training (eg. Adult safeguarding, children’s safeguarding etc)? Please answer 'yes, standalone training', 'no', or 'yes, covered as part of other training'
• If you provide modern slavery training, is it limited to one 'type' of modern slavery or is it general? (e.g. 'modern slavery', or on a specific type like ‘child’ or ‘criminal’ exploitation?)
• Is your modern slavery training open to all staff?
• Which of the following training formats do you offer?:
e-learning / on-demand module,
classroom learning (remote or in-person),
or webinar/guest talk. If webinar/guest talk or classroom learning, please share when these trainings have taken place within the past two years.
• What is the duration of the training (if you have access to this information)?
• Does the training contain any of the following themes? Please highlight which are covered:
- Survivors’ immigration status
- Changes under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
- How to secure legal representation or emergency accommodation/support for potential victims
- How to complete a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referral form
-How people with protected characteristics (for example, people of different genders, ages, sexualities, nationalities, and those who are disabled) may experience exploitation
- The need for cultural awareness and sensitivity (a case study/image does not inherently count, unless there is a specific mention or exploration of relevant cultural issues or barriers)
Yours faithfully,
Maya Esslemont
Freedom of Information Request – Acknowledgement
Dear Maya Esslemont,
Freedom of Information Request Ref: 4053
I refer to your recent request for information about modern day slavery
training, which was received by the Council on the 10^th of December 2024.
Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be responded to within twenty working days
of the date of its receipt by the Council.
If you have any queries about your Freedom of Information request, do not
hesitate to contact me. Please quote the reference number above in any
further communication concerning your request.
Yours faithfully,
Beau Klusko (she/her)
Freedom of Information Officer
Epping Forest District Council
Civic Offices,
High Street,
Epping,
Essex, CM16 4BZ
(01992) 564000
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Freedom of Information Request – Response
Dear Maya Esslemont,
Freedom of Information Request Ref: 4053
I refer to your recent request for information relating to modern day
slavery training at the EFDC. The information you requested is as follows:
• Do you provide modern slavery training to your staff, or cover
modern slavery as part of a wider training (eg. Adult safeguarding,
children’s safeguarding etc)? Please answer 'yes, standalone training',
'no', or 'yes, covered as part of other training' - Covered as a stand
alone module in Corporate Onboarding/ Induction.
• If you provide modern slavery training, is it limited to one
'type' of modern slavery or is it general? (e.g. 'modern slavery', or on a
specific type like ‘child’ or ‘criminal’ exploitation?) – General.
• Is your modern slavery training open to all staff? – Yes.
• Which of the following training formats do you offer?:
e-learning / on-demand module, classroom learning (remote or in-person),
or webinar/guest talk. If webinar/guest talk or classroom learning, please
share when these trainings have taken place within the past two years. - E
Learning - which has taken place over past two years.
• What is the duration of the training (if you have access to this
information)? - 10 minutes.
• Does the training contain any of the following themes? Please
highlight which are covered: - The course is an overview and covers what
to do/ how to refer. It has been chosen and assigned by the Head of
Safeguarding.
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requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your receipt
of this response to your request and should be addressed to: Lynne Ridley,
Corporate and Data Protection Officer, Epping Forest District Council,
Civic Offices, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ or
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Please quote the reference number above in any further communication
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Yours faithfully,
Beau Klusko (she/her)
Freedom of Information Officer
Epping Forest District Council
Civic Offices,
High Street,
Epping,
Essex, CM16 4BZ
(01992) 564000
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