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1 Mar 23

London stands with Ukraine

Friday (24 February) was the anniversary of the launch of the full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. To mark the anniversary and reiterate their unwavering support for the people of Ukraine, London Councils Chair Cllr Georgia Gould, and Vice Chairs Baroness O'Neill of Bexley OBE; Cllr Ruth Dombey OBE; and Deputy Chris Hayward, issued ( [link removed] )a joint statement ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ):

"London boroughs and Londoners stand with the people of Ukraine.

"One year on from the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we mourn the lives lost and communities torn apart by this brutal war.

"We pledge to continue showing our support by opening our homes, our schools and our hearts to Ukrainians arriving in the capital."

Today (1 March) marks the anniversary of the launch of the Homes for Ukraine scheme and a Westminster Hall debate is due to take place later today ( [link removed] ).

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Using data to better understand rough sleeping in London

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) is exploring ways that data can be better used to help London boroughs tackle rough sleeping by identifying pathways into and out of homelessness and addressing 'blind spots' in understanding rough sleeping.

LOTI is working with London Councils, the Greater London Authority and Bloomberg Associates to develop and deliver a data tool that can support the aims of the ( [link removed] )London Life Off the Streets Programme ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) to make rough sleeping in the capital "rare, brief and non-recurring."

You can read more about the project and its development in this  ( [link removed] )blog post ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) by LOTI's Data, Smart Cities and Cyber Security Programme Manager, Jay Saggar.

Funding and sharing power

London Funders - the cross-sector membership network for funders and investors in London’s civil society - will host an event on 22 March (6-8pm) to explore the issue of what  ‘sharing power’ actually means for those making decisions about where funding goes.

The panel, which will include Paul Formosa (Trustee at the Cripplegate Foundation), Kamna Muralidharan (Chair of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research) and Juliet Campbell (Lewisham’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Refugees & Wellbeing) will be chaired by Yolande Burgess (Trustee of London Funders and Strategy Director at London Councils) and will take place at the Impact Hub in Kings Cross.

Please note that this is a member-only event. Trustees of London Funders members and elected members of London’s councils are very welcome to attend. ( [link removed] )More details here. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

By-election result

Following a by-election in Barnet on Thursday 16 February, Conservative candidate Peter Zinkin was elected to represent the Golders Green ward. ( [link removed] )You can read the result in full here ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

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Media round-up...

Over 1,100 refugees made homeless in London as Homes for Ukraine placements come to end
( [link removed] )Evening Standard ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Council chiefs call for support to help homeless Ukrainian refugees
( [link removed] )LocalGov ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

London to power UK economy away from recession and clinch best growth across the country
( [link removed] )City AM ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Data tool aims to help London councils tackle rough sleeping
( [link removed] )Cities Today ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Children's social worker numbers drop for first time since 2017
( [link removed] )The MJ ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

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