Cllr Jas Athwal, London Councils Executive Member for Community Safety and Violence Against Women and Girls, responds to today's announcement of the new Policing Plan for London.
Funding for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) support services is fragmented, complex and difficult to understand, leading to some victims and survivors falling through the gaps, a new report commissioned by London Councils reveals.
Cllr Jas Athwal, London Councils Executive Member for Community Safety and Violence Against Women and Girls, responds to the Casey Report published today.
Cllr Georgia Gould, Chair of London Councils responds to Plan B measures being brought in by government in order to slow transmission of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, London local government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving zero new HIV diagnoses within the decade.
A new survey of more than 1,270 London businesses found that half of all respondents considered a potential new national lockdown as the most significant risk to the post-pandemic economic recovery – by far their greatest concern.
Third sector organisations supporting Londoners facing sexual and domestic abuse and homelessness are being encouraged to apply for London Councils’ new four-year grants programme.
The new grants programme, which will run from 2022 to 2026, is funded by London’s boroughs and will provide support to London’s most vulnerable residents.