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BOOST helps 770 Barnet residents into work
Last updated: 11 May, 2023
Barnet Council backed employment service BOOST has helped 770 local residents find employment in 2022/23, according to the latest figures published. Of the 770 people supported into jobs, 405 were helped through the JETS project*. 21% were tenants in Barnet Homes, with 1 person designated as ‘a rough sleeper’ placed into work.
Barnet Council announces move to new constitution and cabinet system
Last updated: 12 May, 2023
Barnet councillors agreed to change the council’s constitution and formally move from a committee system of governance to a cabinet and scrutiny system at an extraordinary council meeting last week. The move is integral to the Council administration’s commitment to ensure decision-making is more transparent, efficient, and accountable. It is also part of a package of new constitutional measures to help increase public participation in local democracy.
Councillor Nagus Narenthira sworn in as 58th Mayor of Barnet
Last updated: 24 May, 2023
Councillor Nagus Narenthira has become the 58th Mayor of Barnet, after being officially sworn in during the Annual Council Meeting held on Tuesday 23 May at Hendon town Hall. Councillor Narenthira takes over from the borough’s previous Mayor, Councillor Alison Moore.
Signage reveal signals Brent Cross West station is on its way
Last updated: 24 May, 2023
Yesterday (Tuesday 23 May) marked a new milestone in the construction of London’s newest mainline station, as the external signs were installed. Brent Cross West station sits on the Midland Main Line between Cricklewood and Hendon, and will connect passengers to central London in as little as 12 minutes. Thameslink services are expected to be operational from autumn this year.
Barnet Council confirms new system of governance at Annual General Meeting
Last updated: 24 May, 2023
Barnet councillors agreed to change the council’s constitution and formally move from a committee system of governance to a cabinet and scrutiny system at the Annual General Meeting last night, Tuesday 23 May. The move is integral to the Council administration’s commitment to ensure decision-making is more transparent, efficient, and accountable. It is also part of a package of new constitutional measures to help increase public participation in local democracy.
Barnet Council boosts website accessibility with ReciteMe's inclusive support tools
Last updated: 26 May, 2023
The website now includes a range of accessibility and language support tools aimed at helping residents who may have a disability, learning difficulty, visual impairment, or if they speak English as a second language.
Barnet Council works with City Hall to secure additional £1.5m funding for Groundbreaking Programme to Tackle Domestic Abuse
Last updated: 31 May, 2023
Barnet Council has worked with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime to secure £1.46m in funding to expand a two-year programme to tackle violence against women and girls living in the borough to more boroughs across the capital. This comes following the success of the council’s pioneering pilot scheme, and nine boroughs will now access this funding and begin rolling out their own programmes.
Barnet Council to support strong volunteer network with first ever Volunteering Strategy
Last updated: 1 June, 2023
Barnet councillors have unanimously approved the council’s first ever dedicated Volunteering Strategy (2023-26) *. The strategy sets out proposals for supporting the thousands of volunteers across the borough, while developing volunteering in Barnet over the next three years.
Barnet celebrates LGBTQ+ community with first-ever Pride in the Park and 'The IDENTITY Project' exhibition
Last updated: 2 June, 2023
Barnet Council announces today that the borough’s first LGBTQ+ celebration Pride in the Park will launch later this year. The event at Victoria Park, Finchley, will be held on Sunday 20 August and is being coordinated by a partnership led by Barnet’s LGBTQ+ community group Inkluder CiC. The news comes as the council raises the Rainbow flag above Hendon Town Hall today to mark the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
Innovative syllabus will encourage Barnet’s children to ask the big questions
Last updated: 15 June, 2023
Barnet Council and its Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) introduced pioneering plans for a new Religious Education (RE) syllabus at a special event at Queen Elizabeth's Boys School in High Barnet, Wednesday 14 June.