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Social Services Departments

Benefits Agency

Housing Services

Resident Involvement

Supported Housing and Care

Safeguarding

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Local Authorities

• Basildon District Council
• Braintree District Council
• Brentwood Borough Council
• Castle Point Borough Council
• Chelmsford Borough Council
• Colchester Borough Council
• Epping Forest District Council
• Harlow District Council
• Maldon District Council
• Rochford District Council
• Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
• Tendring District Council
• Thurrock Borough Council
• Uttlesford District Council
• St Edmundsbury Borough Council
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
• London Borough of Havering
• London Borough of Redbridge

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Social Services Departments

• Essex Social Services
• Southend-on-Sea Social Services
• Thurrock Social Services

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 Benefits Agency

• http://www.dwp.gov.uk/directgov/

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Housing Services

• National Housing Federation
• Housing Ombudsman Service
• Homeswapper
• Property Home Swaps For Council & Housing Association Tenants
• Colne Housing
• Homes and Community Agency 
• Home Hunt
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Resident Involvement

• Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS)
• Tenant and Residents Organisations of England (TAROE) 

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Supported Housing and Care

• Putting People First
• ENS - recruitment and training for the care sector
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Care Quality Commission
• Housing Advice Service for people with learning disabilities and families

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 General

• Shelter
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Legal Aid 
• Yellow Pages
• Litter Action
• The Lighthouse Furniture Project

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Safeguarding

‘Safeguarding’ refers to protecting both vulnerable children and vulnerable adults from harm or abuse. You may hear it referred to as safeguarding children or safeguarding adults. We are committed to protecting our residents from harm or abuse and if we are made aware of this occurring, we will pass this information to the relevant agency to investigate.

Adults

• Ask Sal

Children

• Essex Safegurading Children Board
• Barking & Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board
• Havering Safeguarding Children Board
• Redbridge Safeguarding Children Board
• Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board

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Last updated: 03 January 2013