The Rough Sleeping Programme Director will work with London local authorities, the GLA, central government, health services, and other partners to help co-ordinate strategy and improve outcomes for rough sleepers in the capital.
The London Office of Technology and Innovation is working with the Office for National Statistics to increase data science skills across London local government.
London Councils and TfL have announced an expansion of the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters. E-scooters will be available to rent from Monday 5 July in the City of London and northern parts of Lambeth. People will be able to ride them in Southwark who are participating as a ride-through borough.
Cities, investment and innovation experts have today (Thursday July 1st) launched a Commission which begins the process of identifying a transformational programme of Green Growth for the UK’s cities.
Initial analysis by the Commission of UK city climate plans suggests that meeting net zero in London and the UK’s Core Cities could bring up to £330bn of investment into the UK.
With the latest employment data showing the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on London’s economy, London Councils is launching a blueprint for how boroughs will work with the business community to boost recovery.
Consumption-based emissions by London boroughs have declined on average over the last two decades but there is still much more work to do in order to reach emission targets, warns a new report by London Councils and ReLondon.
London boroughs have welcomed the series of measures brought in by national government in the years following the Grenfell Tower fire, but highlight critical issues that still must be resolved to ensure a fire safety regime that is “fit for purpose.”