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Apprenticeships

Does the downturn give you a little extra time that you could devote to bringing on an apprentice. Young people need opportunities to develop work experience and together with the classroom learning they get from being on an apprenticeship programme they could be a great asset to your business.

Contact Teri Jewkes
0208 270 6510 Teri.jewkes@lbbd.gov.uk

Procurement

Barking & Dagenham council and other public agencies are purchasing services and are increasingly looking to purchase locally. Are you aware what contracts are being issued. These are available on the Barking & Dagenham website.

http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/5-work/procurement/forward-plan.html

There are other public sector purchasing initiatives

East London Business Place offers free advice and guidance on procurement practice as well as a free programme of events designed to improve competitiveness.

Contact David Hall
07950 735 322 david@platinumlinks.co.uk
http://www.elbp.co.uk

Other links:
http://www.supply2.gov.uk
http://www.competefor.com

Business Rates

The administration and collection of business rates is carried out by the council’s Business Rates team.

Business Rate Section (NNDR)
Revenues and Benefits
90 Stour Road
Dagenham
RM10 7JD

Tel: 020 8227 2934
Fax: 020 8227 2089
Email: nndr@lbbd.gov.uk

Reception hours:
Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5pm

Health and safety at work

There are over 2,000 health and safety premises within Barking and Dagenham.

These include warehouses, shops, supermarkets, restaurants, general stores, storage depots, tyre fitters and DIY shops.

Manufacturing premises are inspected by the Health and Safety Executive and not by the local authority.

The Health and Safety team also provide general advice and information to both employers and employees who wish to know more about health and safety legislation. Last year a free seminar was run in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive on slips, trips and falls within the workplace.

Laurence Kamm
020 8227 5656 laurence.kamm@lbbd.gov.uk

Licensing

Licensing is much more than just application forms and policies, it affects us all. The Licensing Act 2003 plays an important role in the prevention of crime, disorder and public nuisance. It gives you the chance to have a say and be more involved in your community.

Clive Wallis
020 8227 5734 clive.wallis@lbbd.gov.uk

Planning services

The planning service works to maintain both the history and future of Barking and Dagenham.

Tim Lewis
020 8225 3706 tim.lewis@lbbd.gov.uk

Environmental and Enforcement Services

Environmental and Enforcement Services plays a lead role in making sure that our borough is cleaner, greener and safer.

Waste Management, Refuse Collection, Transport, Grounds Maintenance, Fleet maintenance, Cleansing and Recycling

Waste management and transport is responsible for collecting our residents black bag waste and orange bag recyclables and includes street cleansing, grounds maintenance and fleet maintenance.

Envirocrime, Parking, Enforcement, Abandoned Vehicles, Street Wardens and Noise Patrol

Covering illegal parking, abandoned vehicles and noise nuisance they are ready to prosecute and take action when needed.

Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Housing Fitness

Environmental Health covers all environmental services, Trading Standards, housing standards and fitness.

Trading Standards

The Trading Standards team are responsible for enforcing consumer law

Rob Williams
LBBD Environmental and Enforcement Services
Business Support Team
Tel: 020 8227 5870 rob.williams@lbbd.gov.uk

Operation Tiger

Barking and Dagenham Borough have set up a new initiative called Operation Tiger that aims to address the needs of the local business community.

The Unit will be working in partnership with the Local Authority and other agencies on a whole host of initiatives, which are designed to reduce crime and the fear of crime within the business community.

Contact Operation Tiger
020 8507 9571 businesscrimeunit_barking.Dagenham@met.police.uk

Business continuity/ Emergency planning

The government’s key advice to businesses is to ensure you have robust, flexible business continuity management that will ensure that the impact of any emergency on your business will be minimised, and should help your business recover quickly.

Tony Cox
020 8227 3408 tony.cox@lbbd.gov.uk

Recruitment

The Council is committed to ensuring that businesses can recruit as many of the people they need locally as possible. To this end the Council is working with a range of partners, including Jobcentre Plus, to offer a free recruitment service to businesses located within the borough. In certain circumstances vocationally relevant courses can be arranged prior to recruitment as can a range of in-work vocational courses.

The Council is committed to helping young people into work through developing links between businesses and schools and opening up work placements and apprenticeships to young people.

Contact Job Shop
0208 5942632
barkinganddagenham@jobnet.org.uk