Background doesn’t matter Seventy-eight per cent of residents agreed people from different backgrounds get on well together, and there was an increase in the proportion who felt they could influence decisions. see below Information is key “By sharing information, the most vulnerable children can be better protected.” cllr gulam robbani News News in brief Investigation after building site death POLICE and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the circumstances of an incident in which a man died after being injured on a construction site in Westferry Road. Police were called at 9am on Wednesday, December 3. An ambulance and London’s Air Ambulance also attended the site, but the man, believed to be in his 30s, died at 9.21am. A police spokeswoman said it was understood the man was injured after a wall collapsed. Market Nativity THE Nativity is set to come to life on Saturday, December 13, when members of a church congregation act out the story in Roman Road Market – complete with a real donkey. The event, starting at 12pm, will feature a procession. The characters will form a traditional scene outside the Idea Store, where there will be a gospel choir and free mulled wine and minced pies. Social bike scheme A SOCIAL enterprise, which aims to help unemployed young people or those who have been involved in crime or gang violence, has opened in Poplar. New IT system to aid child protection THE council is among the first in the country to introduce a new IT system aimed at better protecting children who may be suffering from abuse or neglect. The Child Protection – Information Sharing system (CP-IS) shares nonclinical information about those children who are subject to a child protection plan, as well as looked-after children and pregnant women whose unborn child has a pre-birth protection plan. Social workers will be automatically notified if a child in these categories is taken to a hospital or other unscheduled health setting, such as an out-of-hours GP or walk-in centre. If a clinician has concerns about the the child’s injuries or condition, they can use the system to alert a social worker. Tower Hamlets went live with the system last week. Cllr Gulam Robbani, cabinet member for education and children’s services, said: “By sharing information in a way that keeps people’s private data safe, the most vulnerable children in Tower Hamlets can be even better protected.” Only staff involved with the care of the child will have access to the information. It will be accessed via a secure electronic system and robust rules about who has permission to view the information are in place. Healthcare workers will be able to see whether the child has frequently attended emergency departments or urgent care centres over a period of time, which could be an indication of neglect or abuse. Nursery joy Continued from page 1 Cllr Robbani added: “As part of our consultation I have visited all four nurseries and listened carefully to the views of staff, parents and users. “It is clear to me that these centres are playing a very important role in ensuring our children get the best support and protection they need and we need to retain them.” The borough’s Save Our Nurseries campaign said: “Thank you to all councillors and MPs that supported us, responding to our invitations. “Thank you to the mayor and cabinet for hearing our voice and agreeing for all four nurseries to remain. “Thank you to everybody who stood with us and signed our petition.” Service users from Day Opportunities in Stepney celebrated International Day of Disabled People at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park on December 3. Organised by the Tower Project and the council, the Breaking Down Barriers party featured a mariachi band, dancing, a buffet and competitions. See next week for a full round-up of events. Your Bike specialises in the re-cycling and maintenance of bikes donated by the police. It is at 4 Vesey Path, Chrisp Street. Survey support for services BY SUSAN MULLIGAN RESULTS from Tower Hamlets annual residents’ survey suggest the borough is a good place to live and council services are good. Earlier this year, independent researchers held face-to face interviews with more than 1,000 residents. The consultation found that concern about crime was the lowest since the survey began 16 years ago and 79 per cent of residents were satisfied with the area as a place to live. Concern over lack of jobs has also seen a considerable fall (13 percentage points) over the year. Seventy-eight per cent of residents agreed that the local area was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together, and there was a significant increase in the proportion who felt that they could influence decisions affecting their area. More respondents felt the council did a better job than one year ago, up six percentage points. Seventy per cent of residents rated street lighting in the borough positively – its highest rating since the survey began. In addition, concern over council tax is now at a ten-year low (15 per cent) – council tax has been frozen in the borough since 2011/12. This year, there was a slight increase in the proportion of residents who felt that the council was difficult to get through to on the phone. The council is now looking at ways to improve the automated switchboard. And levels of concern about anti-social behaviour have continued an upward trend since 2009-10. Additional enforcement activities and patrols in Brick Lane are planned and the number of THEOs will be increased. Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “I am pleased that, despite wider public funding cuts, we are still delivering great local services for our residents and community relations remain excellent. “But we’re far from complacent – where residents have raised concerns we are taking them into account and doing all we can to resolve them.” For more details about this year’s annual residents’ survey, go to www.towerhamlets. gov.uk and search for annual residents’ survey. 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