Modern slavery training at Herefordshire council
Case reference FOI2024/02053
Received 10 December 2024
Published 17 December 2024
Request
Please 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)
Response
Please 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'
Answer: Yes this is provided yearly as standalone training and referenced in our wider training offer.
- 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?)
Answer: This covers all forms of modern slavery and is delivered by Hope for Justice who specialize in this topic.
- Is your modern slavery training open to all staff?
Answer: 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.
Answer: E-Learning/On-Demand module. Remote sessions last held in June 2024 – 8 sessions.
- What is the duration of the training (if you have access to this information)?
Answer: Full day or half day depending on level (1-3 1 Basic, 2 Intermediate, 3 advanced)
- 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)
Answer: Please see the highlighted answers above.
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