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Commitment

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THH have made the commitment and have in place EDI arrangements, the progress of which have been assessed by Housing Diversity Network which gave THH an accreditation and five distinctions in 2015 and accreditation and 11 distinction areas under the Diversity Network Accreditation in August 2021. THH is committed to the pledge and is working with LBTH as its ALMO to implement the strategic and equalities priorities of the Council. THH tracks progress against actions contained in the Inequalities Commission. Whilst THH has sought assessment and recognition of its work on EDI it fully supports driving up standards through recognition schemes and will work with LBTH to achieve that; whilst also publicising its own achievement, standard and recognition. THH collates, disaggregates and analyses staff and board level data and takes positive action to address the inequalities. THH publishes pay gap information on ethnicity and gender and profiles of Board and senior levels; again taking positive action where inequality exists.

Targeted Interventions

The THH approach on targeted interventions is an area identified as a strength in the Aug 2021 assessment and accreditation by Housing Diversity Network. THH has a number of positive action initiatives in place and as an example of an outcome, THH have increased BAME recruits by 77% since 2015.

Targets

THH have a range of monitoring arrangements in place from recruitment, staff composition, resident composition, the comparison between the two, take up of service and satisfaction. This is being further developed so better reporting on variety and nuances can be made and THH is working with Housing Diversity Network and the Housing Regulator to make this an area of good practice other organisations can use.

Influence

THH is committed to using its influence. The procurement arrangements in THH reflect this pledge (THH uses the Councils procurement arrangements) and contract management ensures contractors are fully committed to and adopt THH's policies.

Awareness and communication

THH has included awareness and communication of the pledge in its communications plan. THH has a targeted communications campaign #altogether and has published progress widely internally and externally. Communications is a distinction area. THH have showcased talent and progress on the national stage and have publicised this widely. 

Additional commitments

 

THH will continue with the delivery of its action to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with a focus on being anti-racist and to work with LBTH to achieve the Pledge. We will continue to work with Public Health colleagues and on Council initiatives such as Communities Driving Change to support the partnership and assist in any way possible including sharing of good practice and experience.

Signed pledge

By signing this pledge on behalf of my organisation, I pledge that we will address the issues identified, monitor our progress on an annual basis, and agree to be held accountable for the delivery of our actions

Organisation:  Tower Hamlets Homes

Name & Role: Susmita Sen, Chief Executive, Tower Hamlets Homes

Signature:

Answer:

An EWS1 certificate is an External Wall System Fire Review certificate. 

They come into play when a leaseholder is buying or selling or re-mortgaging an apartment in a multi-storey multi-occupied residential building.

 It is not a building safety certificate or a legal requirement. It is a mortgage valuation tool. EWS1 certificates are not issued by the Fire Brigade.

 The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and mortgage lenders jointly created the EWS1 form. It was launched in December 2019 as a way for mortgage lenders to assess the external wall safety of buildings over 18 meters.

It helps them decide whether to offer a mortgage on any given apartment within multi-storey, multi-occupied residential buildings.

Over time, they have been used for buildings under 18 meters. This reflects the Government’s Building Safety guidance published in January 2020 which applies to buildings of any height. 

To find the latest information on which buildings EWS1 forms apply to, and current exemptions for buildings under 18 meters, please see Cladding Q&A (rics.org). 

The certificate gives two main options:

  • Option A is for buildings where the external wall system is unlikely to support combustion.
  • Option B is for buildings with combustible materials present in the external wall system, which may or may not need to be remediated.

The survey outcome for each block will fall into five categories, or ratings:

 

Option A

A1 rating There are no attachments whose construction includes significant quantities of combustible materials (i.e. materials that are not of limited combustibility).
A2 There is an appropriate risk assessment of the attachments. This confirms that no remedial works are needed.
A3 Where neither of the above two options apply, there may be potential costs of remedial works to attachments.

 

Option B

B1 Surveyors conclude that in their view the fire risk (Note 8) is sufficiently low that no remedial works are required.
B2 Surveyors conclude that an adequate standard of safety is not achieved, and they have identified to the client organisation the remedial and interim measures required (documented separately).

The Mayor of London has also issued EWS1 best practise guidance.

This sets out how landlords can raise standards and improve service to leaseholders when dealing with EWS1 forms.

Answer:

The dealing of drugs is a serious criminal offence and needs to be reported to the police in the first instance. You can report this to the police by:

  1. calling 101 (unless it is taking place outside a school, in which case call 999)
  2. contacting your local police team 
  3. reporting anonymously to Crimestoppers online or call 0800  555 111

Where appropriate, the council works with police and other partners to deal with the range of ASB issues related to the misuse of drugs. However, the police are the main partner for drug-related issues.

If you report is a drugs-related issue to the council, we will refer it directly to Tower Hamlets Police who are responsible for responding to you.

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Previous asymptomatic infection has been in those with low-level exposure to infected animals in Africa. Person to person transmission of monkeypox is rare and there is no animal reservoir of infection in the UK for this to occur.
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This is a rare and unusual situation. UKHSA is rapidly investigating the source of these infections because the evidence suggests that there may be transmission of the monkeypox virus in the community, spread by close contact. Monkeypox remains very rare in the UK and the risk to the general public remains low. UKHSA and the NHS have well established and robust infection control procedures for dealing with cases of imported infectious disease and these will be strictly followed.
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Monkeypox remains very rare in the UK. In the majority of previous cases, there were links to countries where the disease is more common. There are currently no known links to recent travel for these recent cases and so UKHSA is rapidly investigating the source of these infections. The evidence suggests that there may be transmission of the monkeypox virus in the community, spread by close contact.  Detailed contact tracing is ongoing for follow-up of individuals who have come into contact with these cases.
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Use of condoms are always encouraged to prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections. Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection by nature, though it can be passed on by direct contact during sex. Contagious lesions, through which infections are most likely to be passed on, can appear on any part of the body so condoms will not necessarily prevent transmission of the virus between two people who are in direct contact. The infection can also be passed on through contact with clothing or linens used by an infected person.
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Monkeypox is a rare infectious disease, but there are a number of cases in the UK. That number is rising. 

Monkeypox can be caught from infected wild animals in parts of west and central Africa. It's thought to be spread by rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels. 

You can catch monkeypox from an infected animal if you're bitten or you touch its blood, body fluids, spots, blisters or scabs.

It may also be possible to catch monkeypox by eating meat from an infected animal that has not been cooked thoroughly, or by touching other products from infected animals (such as animal skin or fur).

Monkeypox can spread if there is close contact between people. through:

  • touching clothing, bedding or towels used by someone with the monkeypox rash
  • touching monkeypox skin lesions or scabs, particularly if your own skin has sores or cuts
  • the coughs or sneezes of a person with the monkeypox rash
Answer:

If you get infected with monkeypox, it usually takes between 5 and 21 days for the first symptoms to appear.

The first symptoms of monkeypox include:

  • a high temperature
  • a headache
  • muscle aches
  • backache
  • swollen glands
  • shivering (chills)
  • exhaustion

A rash usually appears 1 to 5 days after the first symptoms. The rash often begins on the face, then spreads to other parts of the body. 

The rash is sometimes confused with chickenpox. It starts as raised spots, which turn into small blisters filled with fluid. These blisters eventually form scabs which later fall off.

The symptoms usually clear up in 2 to 4 weeks.

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The incubation period is the duration/time between contact with the infected person and the time that the first symptoms appear. The incubation period for monkeypox is between 5 and 21 days.

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