Modern Slavery Act 2015 Transparency Statement 2024
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Training
Colchester City Council has developed training courses to increase understanding of all forms of modern slavery. Greater understanding empowers colleagues to develop professional curiosity, be more proactive, and provide effective support to victims, reducing the risks they experience.
In June 2023, the Council launched a new learning management system, Learning Pool, which includes new safeguarding training packages. In addition, a new training workshop for modern slavery and human trafficking has been developed by the CAMS partnership. This workshop was created by the Council’s Anti-slavery Co-ordinator and the Essex Police MSHT Officer with input from partners.
This is detailed in the Safeguarding Training Plan.
Staff Training
The Council has a programme of mandatory training that all employees must complete. This enables officers in community-facing roles to identify and know how to report suspected incidents of abuse and neglect, including modern slavery and trafficking. Modern Slavery has been included in mandatory staff safeguarding awareness training since 2016.
Additionally, a Level 3 Safeguarding course was most recently delivered to 20 Designated Safeguarding Officers in February 2022. A Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Workshop was delivered by Essex Police MSHT Officer to 23 staff members, including Designated Safeguarding Officers, Licensing, and Public Sector Housing Teams in June 2022.
Councillor Training
E-learning training on Safeguarding is mandatory for Councillors, and this includes reference to Modern Slavery. A Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Workshop was delivered by the Essex Police MSHT Officer to 21 Councillors as part of their Members Briefing in March 2022.
Page last reviewed: 25 September 2024