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27 July 2022

LGC Awards

Congratulations to the London boroughs named among the winners at this year's LGC Awards, including: Brent who took top spot in both the Diversity and Inclusion and the Economic Support Categories; Enfield who were named winners in the Public Health category; and Hackney who won the Climate Response category.

Kensington and Chelsea Chief Executive Barry Quirk's contribution to London local government was recognised with a special Lifetime Achievement award.

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Summer boost for borough prevention programmes

The Mayor of London this week announced a £5 million funding package to support all 32 London Boroughs in delivering prevention and early intervention programmes to drive down violence this summer.

( [link removed] )Lib Peck, Director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ), said: “Our approach to tackling violence in London is rooted in prevention and early intervention. We know the challenges that the summer brings when traditionally we’ve seen increases in violence. That’s why it’s absolutely crucial we work in partnership with councils and others across the capital to deliver a programme of activities and opportunities for young Londoners."

Leaders' Committee

London Councils Leaders' Committee will meet later today (27 July). Items on the agenda include London Councils' Shared Ambitions and an update on the latest issues relating to local government finance, including the government’s planned funding reforms, the rising costs of inflation, high needs deficits, adult social care reform, concerns regarding the 2021 Census, and reforms to homelessness funding.

( [link removed] )You can watch a livestream of the meeting here (from 11.30am) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Future workplaces 

As boroughs look to make the best use of office space, hybrid, agile and new ways of collaborative working, the ( [link removed] )London Office of Technology and Innovation ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) recently hosted a tour of four of the most innovative offices across different sectors in the capital.

The tour, which brought together 32 officers from 21 London boroughs, visited offices in Camden council, Zoom, Bloomberg and Microsoft to explore and share thinking about possible future workplaces and the role technology can play.

You can read a blog about the tour here ( [link removed] ).

Parliamentary Officer

London Councils is looking to recruit a confident, friendly and highly-motivated parliamentary officer with a background in parliamentary affairs and knowledge of, and a passion for, local government and public service reform to join our communications team.

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Met Police send letters to London schools warning parents about kids becoming radicalised over summer
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Fragmented early years support system failing vulnerable families, councils warn
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London narrowly avoided post-heatwave blackout
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LGA concern over support for refugees
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NHS ramps up monkeypox vaccine rollout in London
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Ukraine

To stay up to date with news and ways to support Ukraine and Ukrainians, useful websites include:

Ukrainian Institute London ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )With Ukraine (fund set up by Ukrainian Embassy in UK) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )Support Ukraine Now ( [link removed] )
Covid-19 advice

The official UK government website for data and insights on coronavirus: Daily summary ( [link removed] )

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