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The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was presented to Parliament last week, a move described by London Councils Chair, Cllr Claire Holland as "an important moment in the UK's devolution journey,
demonstrating that the government wants to put power back into the hands of
local leaders who know their communities best." “London boroughs fully support these aims", she added. "We will be
looking closely at the bill and ensuring we bring our experience and expertise
to the table as this legislation progresses through Parliament. “We will continue to make the case for London to receive the
powers and funding it needs to succeed, alongside governance arrangements that
ensure boroughs have a seat at the regional table, in line with other parts of
the country. “Boroughs firmly believe that we can get better outcomes for
Londoners by hard-wiring collaboration between the Mayor and boroughs into
London government through formal structures for joint decision-making over
relevant powers and funding. “In the coming months, we’ll be working with the Mayor and
national government on the design and implementation of London’s integrated
settlement, as well as continuing to explore long-term solutions that would
modernise our devolution deal and build resilience into the system.”
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Day of memory for victims of honour-based violence
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Monday marked the Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Violence. London Councils' Grants Programme funds the Ascent Ending Harmful Practices Partnership project, which is run by the Asian Women's Resource Centre (AWRC). This project aims to improve services for those affected by sexual and domestic abuse, specifically, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), honour-based abuse, forced marriage and other harmful practices through the provision of high-quality frontline services as well as support services to voluntary organisations.
The partnership also aims to improve safety and reduce risks for BME women experiencing harmful practices and present them with options so that they are in a stronger position physically, mentally and emotionally. The intended impact of the combined activities they participate in will help them achieve greater social and economic independence, enabling them to integrate into and contribute towards their local communities and wider society.
This week, our Grants Committee will be considering further decisions and recommendations for our next Grants Programme for 2026-30.
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Southwark elects new Leader
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 | | Cllr Sarah King was elected as the new Leader of Southwark
Council at Council Assembly on Wednesday 9 July.
She has been a councillor since 2010 and is a ward
councillor for Champion Hill. Her election as Leader comes after Cllr Kieron Williams
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London Councils and Core Cities UK celebrate shared milestone
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London Councils and Core Cities UK (the alliance of
12 cities - Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds,
Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield) are both marking
their 30th anniversaries this year.
Both organisations came together for a
joint celebration event at County Hall on Monday, sponsored by Metro
Dynamics. At the event they reflected on three decades of successful
collaboration and achievement. Speeches covered the vital importance of maximising
the potential of the UK's largest cities and delivering for residents. |
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Inside London’s school closures crisis as more than 30
primaries set to shut or merge within weeks The Standard
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Londoners’ second preference mayoral elections vote set to
return OnLondon
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Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the
private rental sector tackle homelessness Big Issue
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Case studies in prevention
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To celebrate 60 years of the London boroughs, each week,
London Councils is sharing prevention case studies highlighting how
preventative action by London boroughs is helping to save money and improve the
lives of their residents.
This week, our case study is from LB Haringey, whose series of data-led
targeted campaigns has helped its residents increase their uptake in unclaimed
benefits, improving incomes and reducing rent arrears.
You can read Haringey's case study in full on our LinkedIn pages here.
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