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The proceedings form part of the council’s Keep Barnet Clean campaign launched in July 2016 which encourages residents and visitors to help keep the borough’s streets and green spaces free from litter and other unsightly waste such as flytipping. It also addresses other issues such as urinating in public spaces, spitting and dog fouling.

Volunteers' Week takes place nationally from 1-7 June and presents an opportunity to celebrate and thank the people who make a difference in Barnet which is at the heart of the borough-wide #BarnetTogether campaign. To support Volunteers' Week across the borough, the council will be launching phase two of its #BarnetTogether campaign to thank our residents for the important work they do in the community to help make Barnet a great place to live and encourage more people to ‘do their bit’. 

The Met Police plan intends to combine the three boroughs into a single Basic Command Unit (BCU) from this September, led by the current Barnet Police Borough Commander, Simon Rose. Every borough in London is scheduled to be merged into a BCU in the coming year, following trial mergers last year  

Barnet was one of just five local authorities in the country to be selected to take part in the international Child Friendly Cities and Communities programme after applying to Unicef UK. The council is working with partners across the borough to greater embed children’s rights into the authority’s governance, policy and practice. The aim is for Barnet to be recognised as a Child Friendly Community, supporting all children to grow up healthy, happy, safe and resilient.

A special ceremony hosted at Hendon Town Hall, in The Burroughs, on Tuesday 12 April, recognised the efforts of 35 people and groups who were nominated for their hard work and dedication to their community. The Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Mark Shooter, presented each of the nominees with a certificate. Six of the nominees were judged to have made an outstanding contribution to life in the borough and were presented with a framed vellum in recognition of their achievements.

Operating that requires a licence without one is a criminal offence. We understand most landlords want to comply with the law, and we are keen to help you meet your legal obligations. However, if you fail to licence and manage your property or properties, appropriate enforcement action will be taken.   HMO related prosecutions brought by Barnet Council have resulted in fines and costs of over £200,000 in 2016 alone.*

The proposals for 2018/19 were presented to Policy and Resources Committee last night, where approval was given to consult with residents on the overall budget for 2018/19 and options to close the remaining budget gap. After taking into account savings and income generation proposals planned over the next two years, there is still forecasted to be a £6.7 million budget gap by 2020.  The Council is seeking views on the savings and income generation proposals in the 2018/19 budget, which will contribute savings to that year. 

Following positive results over the past two years, the council has again agreed to make free parking available every weekend in December.

As part of a £41.5million council investment, and an award of £2million National Lottery funding from Sport England, Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre will be redeveloped, creating a new facility for the community, in addition to the construction of a new leisure centre in Victoria Recreation Ground, New Barnet which replaces the existing Church Farm Leisure Centre. The Victoria Recreation Ground facility will also include a partnership library, relocated from the current East Barnet Library.

As part of the implementation of Barnet’s Parks and Open Spaces Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy, agreed in 2016 and 2017 respectively, a number of master plans are being developed to identify the specific enhancements required to improve the chosen sites. Barnet’s collection of parks is an important part of what makes it a green borough, and the council wants to ensure they are of the best possible quality and designed with the residents and visitors who will use them in mind.