Fighting crime on the move British Transport Police is the specialist national police service for the UK railways including the main line, Underground and DLR. It has 2,880 officers, 376 PCSOs and 251 special constables. London’s Living Wage The hourly rate of pay needed for a worker in the capital to be able to give their family a decent standard of living. News TWO sixth form students from Mulberry School for Girls spent a month on a paid work placement with a major UK bank this summer. Tahira Miah and Shema Begum went through a rigorous selection process to secure placements at the Lloyds Banking Group. The girls enjoyed the placement and Tahira said: “We’ve been to meetings, sat in on conference calls, carried out research and even arranged our own meetings. It has really opened our eyes.” Transport police to tackle train assaults BY STAFF REPORTER BRITISH Transport Police h a s l a u n c h e d a n initiative to challenge and reduce sexual assault and unwanted sexual behaviour on trains in London. According to a recent survey by Transport for London, around 15 per cent of women have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour on the network, with the majority not reporting it to police. One of the most common reasons for not reporting such www.btp.police.uk see below From left: Tahira Miah, Peter Snowdon, Shema Begum and Charles Jamieson attacks was that the victims did not think they were serious enough to do so. The new initiative – Project Guardian – focuses on increasing awareness and confidence among the public to report unwanted sexual behaviour to the police or members of staff. The offences, which often go unreported, include sexual touching, exposure, outraging public decency, lewd comments, leering and harassment. Around 2,000 police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) patrolling London’s transport network have now been specially trained to deal with cases of unwanted sexual behaviour. British Transport Police deals with major and minor crime, disorder and incidents on the main line, Tube and Docklands Light Railway. Passengers can report any incidents of a sexual nature by t e x t i n g 6 1 0 1 6 , c a l l i n g 0800 405040 or direct to the police or a member of rail staff. For incidents that take place away from the railway, dial 101 and in an emergency always call 999. Wanted over sex assault DETECTIVES from British Transport Police (BTP) have issued images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault on the Tube earlier in the summer. A 16-year-old girl was allegedly touched inappropriately by a man on a Jubilee Line train travelling between Canary Wharf and North Greenwich stations on Monday, June 9 at about 6pm. Detective Constable Darren Davies said: “The girl’s mother c o n f r o n t e d t h e m a n responsible and reported the incident to a member of station staff. “The man denied the allegations and boarded another eastbound train shortly afterwards.” Detectives want to speak to the man in the image (left) as they believe he can help with the investigation. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the British Transport Police on 0800 405040, or text 61016, quoting the reference TSUB/B14 of 27/08/2014. Information can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. News in brief £3k business boost SMALL and medium sized businesses could get up to £3,000 towards a high-speed broadband connection. The grant is designed to help businesses access high speeds, usually of 30Mbit/s or more, which can be used to store and access files and applications via a cloud. It is also used to transfer large files quickly and securely. Deputy Mayor and cabinet m e m b e r f o r e c o n o m i c development (jobs, skills and enterprise) Cllr Oliur Rahman said: “This is an excellent initiative. I would urge businesses to make the most of the grant funding.” The new grant from the Greater London Authority (GLA), worth up to £100 million across the UK, is being delivered in London by local boroughs, including Tower Hamlets, and the mayor of London. To find out more, visit www.london.gov. uk/broadband ‘Pay a living wage’ THE council has been praised by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for being a London Living Wage employer. The national body said that poorly-paid, female part-time workers in London were subject to a “growing scourge of in-work poverty”. And it is urging other councils to follow the lead of authorities like Tower Hamlets in paying the wage, currently calculated to be £8.80 an hour. Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “I am proud that we were one of the first local authorities in London to support the London Living Wage. “We will continue to do all we can to tackle poverty at every level in the borough.” 1 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2014 N E W S F R O M T O WER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 9
East_End_Life_01Sep2014
To see the actual publication please follow the link above