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Council To Pay Refunds After Water Resale Case

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Southwark Council will begin refunding tenants it overcharged for water bills between 2001 and 2013 from July 11. A high court judge ruled in April that a long-standing deal whereby the council were collecting water bills from council tenants on behalf of Thames Water, had been illegal.

Mr Justice Newey said the council had contradicted the ‘2006 Water Resale Order’ by effectively “bought and re-sold water and sewage services” while making a profit. Southwark council is now making arrangements to pay this money back.  If you were a tenant of Southwark Council between 1 April 2001 and 28 July 2013, and were charged for water and sewerage by the Council, you are entitled to a refund.

All current tenants who are affected will be receiving letters next week that set out what their refund will be, after deduction of any arrears. Cheques will begin to be issued in the following week.

Refunds in relation to tenancies which ended before 28 July 2013 are being handled separately and the council expects to start this process in late Summer.

More Information and a fact sheet can be downloaded here:

20160629 Final letter TRAs [4598]

20160628 Water fact sheet v5 [4599]

 

 

Chaucer Safer Neighbourhood Police Team – Post EU Referendum

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Dear Members Working and Living in the Chaucer Ward,

Post Referendum Key Messages

We are aware that significant events at home or abroad can increase intolerance, hate or extremism

We have come together as part of the national #westandtogether campaign and have shown that all communities stand united against all hate and intolerance

Hate crime and extremism is usually perpetrated by a small minority people who try to divide communities but this has no effect where strong community cohesion exists

Dedicated Ward Officers are familiar and well known figures in local neighbourhoods – we provide reassurance and support and work hard to develop strong relationships with our local communities. Please contact us and we will be pleased to hear from you and provide any help that we can

Our community engagement plans will ensure we work closely with local communities to understand how they are feeling; focus our resources at times and in locations where our communities needs us the most and use all MPS resources to provide a visible policing presence across London

Hate crime is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. Please report all incidents hate crime, no matter how small, as soon as possible. We have 900 specialist detectives whose role it is to catch offenders and bring them to justice. Please report all hate crime to 999 in an emergency, to 101 in a non-emergency or directly to an officer or at a police station

If you have any concerns, no matter how small, then please contact your local neighbourhood teams. If you have information to offer please telephone 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

Since the UK EU Referendum there has been no reported increase in Hate Crime or incidents in London. We do however remain highly aware that certain events can spur intolerance, hate or extremism. We would appeal to anyone who witnesses or suffers any hate of any type to immediately report it to us so that we can quickly take action and catch those who are responsible.

Regards,

PC Sarah Bull

Sarah Bull| Police Constable 797MD | Designated Ward Officer – Team E North West CHAUCER LPT | Southwark Borough | Airwave 474948 | Email Sarah.Bull@met.pnn.police.uk | Address Southwark Police Station, 323 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JL – T0207 232 6406

OBVNF Meeting, 29th June

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Forum Meeting 29 June

Forum Meeting 29 June
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Forum General Meeting 6.30pmWednesday   29 June   Globe House   Corner of Bermondsey St/Crucifix Lane

The next Neighbourhood Forum meeting will he held at 6.30pm on 29 June at Globe House.  This meeting is to collate policies of all working groups and review our progress. We will have to decide how best to coordinate the policy initiatives of various working groups that can be taken forward and included in a local Neighbourhood Plan (for adoption by the Council).

So far we have had draft policies/ideas from the following groups:

  • Character and heritage
  • Our high streets
  • Getting Around
  • Local views matter
  • Local improvements
  • Local services
  • Business and jobs

Groups that are to yet to put forward policies:

  • Housing
  • Open spaces and nature

Anyone interested in these issues, please do try to attend.

All welcome.

Estate cleaning inspection sheets & list of new dates

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Dear Councillors and Peter

Please find attached the new cleaning inspection dates for Tabard North, I have decided to split Tabard North into 2 inspections

1st inspection covers the following blocks – Balin, Boughton, Brenley, Northfleet, Betsham, Kellow, Eynsford and the dates are 28/6/16, 26/7/16, 23/8/16, 27/9/16, 25/10/16, 22/11/16, 27/12/16, 24/01/17, 21/02/17, 28/3/17.

2nd inspection covers the following blocks – Pilgrimage St, Abinger, Becket, Selbourne, Shere and the dates are

29/06/16, 27/07/16, 24/08/16, 28/09/16, 26/10/16, 23/11/16, 28/12/16, 25/01/17, 22/02/17, 29/03/17.

I have also attached the cleaning sheets that were done in May 16

Kind regards

Susan Snell

Resident Services Officer

Southwark Council

Housing & Modernisation Department

PO Box 64529

Third Floor, Hub 2, Section C

London SE1 5LX

www.southwark.gov.uk

Telephone: 020 7 525 2513

Tabard North. cleaning.doc May 16

Tabard North. cleaning.doc May 16.doc part 2