Agenda item

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A)  School Cuts

It was moved by Councillor Sadiq,

Seconded by Councillor Pantelic,

“With the Government declaring austerity over this Council sees no reason why Slough children and young people must continue to suffer and our schools continue to face severe pressure to fund basic provision. Therefore this Council calls upon the Government to

·  Address the £321 per pupil cut to Slough Schools when it belatedly reviews the Schools Funding Formula in 2021.

·  Restore to the 62% cut in funding for youth services.”

The motion was put to the vote and carried with 27 votes for, 4 against and 3 abstentions.

Resolved -  With the Government declaring austerity over this Council sees no reason why Slough children and young people must continue to suffer and our schools continue to face severe pressure to fund basic provision. Therefore this Council calls upon the Government to

·  Address the £321 per pupil cut to Slough Schools when it belatedly reviews the Schools Funding Formula in 2021.

·  Restore to the 62% cut in funding for youth services.

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B)  Modern Slavery

It was moved by Councillor Mann,

Seconded by Councillor Strutton,

“This Council is committed to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking in Slough and to raising awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking within our communities and with partners and stakeholders to help tackle this problem. The Council commends the work of the Safer Slough Partnership in developing and launching Slough’s Modern Slavery campaign and commits to continuing to

·  Require its contractors & suppliers to comply fully with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, wherever it applies, with contract termination as a potential sanction for non-compliance.

·  Train its corporate procurement team to understand modern slavery through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) course on Ethical Procurement and Supply, also train all its customer-facing staff to understand, detect and report modern slavery. 

The Council commits to;

·  Work closely with communities, partners and stakeholders to identify risks concerning modern slavery.

·  Refer suspected cases of modern slavery to the national referral mechanism (NRM) - a victim identification and support process – to share information about potential victims and facilitate their access to advice, accommodation and support.

The Council will;

·  Review the implementation of this commitment annually through its Overview and Scrutiny Committee.”

The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.

Resolved - This Council is committed to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking in Slough and to raising awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking within our communities and with partners and stakeholders to help tackle this problem. The Council commends the work of the Safer Slough Partnership in developing and launching Slough’s Modern Slavery campaign and commits to continuing to

·  Require its contractors & suppliers to comply fully with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, wherever it applies, with contract termination as a potential sanction for non-compliance.

·  Train its corporate procurement team to understand modern slavery through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) course on Ethical Procurement and Supply, also train all its customer-facing staff to understand, detect and report modern slavery. 

The Council commits to;

·  Work closely with communities, partners and stakeholders to identify risks concerning modern slavery.

·  Refer suspected cases of modern slavery to the national referral mechanism (NRM) - a victim identification and support process – to share information about potential victims and facilitate their access to advice, accommodation and support.

The Council will;

·  Review the implementation of this commitment annually through its Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

C) Waste Recycling Rates

It was moved by Councillor Smith,

Seconded by Councillor Wright,

“This Council resolves to address its poor recycling rates with immediate effect by implementing a Waste Strategy that sets out a vision and framework to help:

·  Increase its current 26.3% recycling rate to meet a target of 50% by 2020, as set out in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.

·  Deliver a cost effective waste collection service.

·  Deal sustainably with household waste without any recourse to landfill.”

It was moved by Councillor Anderson, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“This Council resolves to improve address its poor recycling rates in Slough with immediate effect  by continuing to implementing a  its’ 2015-30 Municipal Waste Strategy, which goes beyond the governments target to recycle 50% of waste, in committing to recycle 60% of Slough’s waste and this Council recommits to its continue target of sending 0% waste to landfill.”that sets out a vision and framework to help:

·  Increase its current 26.3% recycling rate to meet a target of 50% by 2020, as set out in the Waste (England and Wales) regulations 2011

·  Deliver a cost effective waste collection service

·  Deal sustainably with household waste without any recourse to landfill.”

The amendment to the motion was put to the vote and carried by 26 votes for, 7 against and 1 abstention.

The amended motion was put to the vote and carried by 25 votes for and 8 abstentions.

Resolved - This council resolves to improve recycling rates in Slough by continuing to implement  its 2015-2030 Municipal Waste Strategy, which goes beyond the governments target to recycle 50% of waste in committing to recycle 60% of Slough’s waste, and this Council recommits to its continuing target of sending 0% waste to landfill.