The Corporate Plan – Barnet 2024 is focused on three main outcomes: A pleasant well-maintained borough that we protect and invest in; our residents live happy healthy independent lives with the most vulnerable protected. The final outcome is safe and strong communities where people get along.
There will be a 2.99 per cent increase to General Council Tax this year. The increase in Council Tax, which was approved by Budget Council on Tuesday, 5 March, will mean an extra £36 per year for a Band D property.
Between 18 and 23 February, there will be a range of activities on offer to children and young people as part of our 0-19 Early Help Services, ranging from circus skills and motor mechanics, to drama, music production and app design.
The launch of the new website is a big part of the council’s plan to improve the quality of customer services we provide.
In a recent survey of 5,000 residents asking them how the council can improve its customer experience, most said they would prefer handling their council business online.
The annual statistics for last year show that Key Stage 2 pupils were among the top 10 per cent of pupils in the country and above the national average for meeting the expected standard for reading, writing and maths combined.
The progress that Barnet children made between Year 2 and Year 6 saw the borough ranked second highest in the country for reading, and eighth in the country for mathematics.
The money will be put into new digital systems to help landlords stay on top of their responsibilities, while improving the lives of renters across the borough.
Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg, Chairman of the Barnet Council Housing Committee, said: “This is a chance for Barnet to pioneer cutting edge technology that will help landlords stay compliant with the law. We also plan to share it with other councils, so this is fantastic news for everybody.”
Investigators discovered that the two-storey property in Hamonde Close, Edgware, was housing seven people during an evening inspection by the council’s Private Sector Housing Enforcement Team.
They wrote to the owner, Charles Molen, twice to ask him to confirm how many people were living in the building – but he did not reply within the 14-day deadline. He was convicted at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 22 January and ordered to pay £2,650 within 28 days.