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Barnet Council launches Safe Havens initiative as part of the commitment to tackling violence against women and girls

Barnet Council boosts investment to caring services in approved balanced budget

Barnet’s care leavers to get extra support to help them realise their ambitions

Becoming one of London’s most sustainable boroughs

Barnet’s latest Climate Scorecard rating shows what can be achieved in 18 months, writes Yogita Popat, Assistant Director for Sustainability for Barnet Council

Barnet enters year of the dragon with traditional Lunar New Year celebrations

First of its kind ‘Fair Play’ playground opened by Mayor of Barnet

Barnet’s artistic pupils show their creativity for Children’s Mental Health Week

Barnet Council launches £150,000 apprenticeship funding for local employers  

Cabinet approves five-year £97m road improvements package as balanced budget set

Putting residents at the heart of what we do

Just over a year ago, Barnet Council launched its ‘community participation strategy’, which has reset the relationship residents and community groups have with the council. As we start 2024, it’s a good time to reflect on the important ways that we have begun to transform how we work with the people we serve, and outline our plans going forward.