The report provides an update on the current position, planned action and timeframe, ahead of the Real Living Wage Accreditation application in January 2023.

1)             That the necessary work as detailed in the report undertaken to prepare Trafford Council to make a Real Living Wage (RLW) Accreditation application be noted;

2)             That the associated expenditure of circa. £25,000 in 2022/2023 which will be split 50/50 between the Council and schools be noted;

3)             That the annual accreditation fee detailed in the report be noted; and

4)             That the proposal to submit a RLW Accreditation application in January 2023 as detailed in the report be approved.