Please can I request the following information.
Q1. Do you as a local authority have a specialist lead/single point of contact on issues relating to modern slavery?
Devon County Council (DCC) have a lead role (not specialist) for Modern Slavery within integrated adult social care directorate, based in Commissioning. We are not a single point of access for people external to DCC. We are providing a lead to coordinate and understand the work/challenges across adult social care, share information and to inform discussions regarding what we might require, supporting our Modern Slavery work.
Q2. If relevant, what team is the specialist lead/single point of contact based within? (e.g. adult social care, children’s services, community safety etc.).
Integrated Adult Social Care.
Q3. If relevant, does the specialist lead/single point of contact coordinate responses for both children and adults? If not please specify which group they respond to.
Lead for Adults only.
Q4. If relevant, is this specialist lead/single point of contact employed specifically to carry out this role relating to modern slavery, or are these duties carried out on top of other professional duties?
No, this role is part of another professional job.
Q5. If relevant, in what year did you begin to employ a specialist lead/single point of contact on duties relating to modern slavery?
N/A.
Q6. For each of the following years, please indicate how much money your local authority invested in identifying and supporting potential victims of modern slavery (if data is only available in financial years please provide in this format):
– 2023
– 2022
– 2021
– 2020
– 2019
Where relevant, please examples of what these funds were invested in (i.e. training, commissioning survivor support services etc.)
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
Q7. What specialist training do you provide for employees to carry out their duties as First Responders in carrying out referrals of potential victims of modern slavery to the National Referral Mechanism? Where possible please provide examples.
Q8. What specialist training do you provide for employees to better understand the rights of modern slavery survivors when it comes to issues of housing and accommodation for survivors of modern slavery? Where possible please provide examples.
Information on training that has been provided to staff with regards to modern slavery is already publicly available at the following link Training on modern slavery.