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Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers Urgent

The Chairman has agreed to admit the following item of urgent business in respect of the City Corporation’s Modern Slavery Statement.

Minutes:

With the Chairman’s consent, the following items of urgent business were considered.

 

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14.1        Celebrating our People Awards

 

On behalf of the Committee, the Chairman congratulated the winners of the 2018 Celebrating out People Awards within the Community and Children’s Services Department in the following award categories:

-        Excellence in Customer Service

-       Inspiring Leader

-       Equality and Inclusion Champion

 

He also congratulated staff who were Highly Commended in the following award categories:

-       Rising star

-       Exceptional Colleague

-       Improved New Ways of Working,

and Shoe Lane Library staff for winning the Town Clerk’s Award.

 

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14.2        City Corporation Modern Slavery Statement

 

Members received a report of The Chamberlain which presented the proposed City of London Corporation ‘Modern Slavery Statement’ in response to the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This had arisen out of work undertaken by an inter-departmental working group on modern slavery.

 

RESOLVED:- That –

1)         the publication of a voluntary Modern Slavery Statement by the City Corporation be approved.

2)         the version submitted, including the ‘Modern Slavery Policy’ be approved.

3)         that the ‘continuous improvement’ sections detailed throughout the Statement which will form the basis of the action plan used to drive progress amongst all relevant departments over the next year be noted and approved.

 

 

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