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A property in Barking has been issued with a Partial Closure Order after Barking and Dagenham Council and the Police responded to multiple reports of serious antisocial behaviour.
Barking and Dagenham Council has announced ambitious plans to transform care for high-risk children in the borough, following a provisional offer of £5.4 million from the Department for Education (DfE). The funding is part of a wider £11 million capital investment by the council over the next decade to build and refurbish specialist homes for vulnerable young people. The DfE is match funding the capital portion of this investment.
Two landlords who refused to stop using their property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) despite instruction from the Planning Inspectorate have been found guilty at court.
The recent inspection of Barking and Dagenham’s Local Area Partnership for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has highlighted positives outcomes for children and families, alongside areas for improvement for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and annual review timeliness, against a backdrop of a record increase in demand for services and support.
Residents can expand their knowledge, improve their wellbeing or take the first steps towards a new career as Barking and Dagenham Adult College launches its 2024/25 prospectus.
Today, at an event held in Westminster, an unprecedented cross-party coalition of over 100 council landlords, led by Southwark Council, will jointly publish five solutions for the government to ‘secure the future of England’s council housing’.
We’re continuing to support residents following the fire that took place at the Spectrum building, on Freshwater Road, Dagenham in the early hours of Monday 26 August.
“We are deeply saddened by the fire which took place at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham yesterday. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. We are relieved that there is no loss of life and grateful that all residents are safe and accounted for.
