Purpose

To approve the refreshed Ethical Procurement
Policy.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

9th February 2024.
 

Title:

Ethical Procurement
Policy
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Judith Badger; Strategic
Director - Finance & Customer Services
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

The
Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services has delegated
functions, as set out within the Council’s Constitution,
Responsibility for Functions (Appendix 9), section 4C5 –
3.

Decision:

To approve the updated and
refreshed Ethical Procurement Policy
 

Reasons for the
Decision:

The Ethical Procurement Policy
was first approved in Cabinet in January 2020, and was due for a
review inline with corporate procedures
(3-yearly).
The policy has been brought up
to date in terms of:
-      
Removal of references to the EU Treaty following the
UK’s exit from the European Union.
-      
Updates to the Council’s actions regarding
support to the Charter for Sustainable British Steel.
-      
Removing reference to the previous Safeguarding
Policy and acknowledging the new Safeguarding Protocol.
-      
Removing reference to the previous Equality and
Diversity Policy and acknowledging the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
-      
Reference to OSMB spotlight review on Modern
Slavery
-      
Documenting that the Council is now accredited with
the Real Living Wage Foundation;
-      
Including the new Council Motion to declare a Nature
Crisis.
-      
Including the new Council motion relating to Fair
Tax.
-      
Updates under the case study section.
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

However, these are all
currently captured in separate policy statements, Council motions,
and Cabinet decisions. The aim of this Ethical Procurement Policy
is to pull all the policy decisions agreed via Cabinet decisions or
Council motions into one overarching document.  Therefore, there are no alternative options, as
these will have been considered when the individual decisions had
taken place.

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of
interest.

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Ethical Procurement Policy Refresh – to Strategic Director
Finance and Customer Services.
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
approve the refreshed Ethical Procurement Policy.
 

 
Signed by the Decision Maker  
Dated:         
9th February 2024
 
Name:         
Judith Badger                  
Job
Title:    Strategic Director Finance &
Customer Services, S151 Officer