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Building Control site inspections If you have deposited a valid application with us (such as Full Plans, Building Notice or Regularisation) you can arrange a site inspection with a Building Control Surveyor to check compliance. Please call 020 8359 4500 and select option 2. For same day inspections, you will need to ring before 10am and our lines are open from 9am. We aim to inspect sites between 11am and 5pm.

We publish all salaries above £58,200 (the Senior Civil Service minimum pay band) published in line with the Government's code of recommended practice for local authorities on data transparency,  Under the code, employees have the option to refuse to consent for their name to be published, and so not all names are listed. 

North Finchley used to be called North End (1462), but there were few houses until the enclosure of Finchley Common in 1816. Where the police garage is today a man called Thomas Rawson built a windmill in 1627. By 1754 the windmill was an inn called the Swan. It was the only building on the road between Fallows corner and Whetstone.

The Council is offering support to Barnet businesses seeking to expand their workforce. This aim forms part of the council's £1 million programme, Platforms, which seeks to support young people aged 16-24 into work or training.

A young carer is a young person who gives regular care and emotional support to a parent, brother, or sister, or someone else in the family. There are many reasons why young people do this caring:

Finchley is a Saxon place name and its earliest recorded use is in the 13th century. The end of the name,'ley', suggests an opening in woodland, and the beginning 'Finch' either refers to the bird, or a person called Finch.

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No smoking is permitted within substantially and fully enclosed public spaces or workplaces because of the smoke free laws.  This also applies to Shisha lounges. If you construct a shelter for Shisha users, it may also require planning permission.  Tobacco labelling Anyone selling tobacco products should ensure that these have been legally imported into the UK. The following notice should also be clearly displayed on the premises: It is illegal to supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18.

Get help for a wide range of issues, usually relating to difficulties experienced by children and young people. These include:  learning  relationships  behaviour  communication Educational psychologists can help with individual children, groups of children or staff, and can support schools in meeting children's needs more effectively by, for example, providing training for school staff or helping develop the school's Special Education Needs (SEN) or behaviour  policy.