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Barnet enforcement officers to wear body cams
Enforcement officers across the borough are set to wear body cameras to provide greater transparency around the actions of enforcement. The cameras are also being introduced to officers prevent incidents of physical and verbal abuse.
Last updated: 14 December, 2016
Parking, roads and pavements
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Eighth successful housing prosecution welcomed
Two companies and a company director who illegally rented out his property without having the correct licence in place have been fined more than £6,000 in the courts.
Last updated: 7 December, 2016
Housing and Community
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Council's Elimination of Violence Day
Barnet Council, working with local service providers and the community, will commemorate this Friday’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a free community event open to all.
Last updated: 23 November, 2016
Housing and Community
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Pavement investment programme well underway
A multimillion pound investment programme has seen improvement works carried out to almost 90 of the borough’s pavements since work began last year.
Last updated: 20 October, 2016
Parking, roads and pavements
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Council joins forces against hate crime
Barnet Council and the police joined forces with Barnet Mencap and local voluntary and community organisations this week to improve access to justice for victims of hate crime.
Last updated: 13 October, 2016
Housing and Community
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Blue badges seized in successful operation
Last week saw a successful two-day crackdown on disabled parking badges being used fraudulently, resulting in 17 cases of Blue Badges being misused – the largest amount seized this year.
Last updated: 11 October, 2016
Parking, roads and pavements
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Leader welcomes record sentence for investigation
A landlord guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice has been ordered to pay a record fine and costs to Barnet Council, after a lengthy and complex investigation led by the council’s planning and Corporate Anti-Fraud Teams (CAFT).
Last updated: 30 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Council urges rental property owners to get licenced before deadline
Barnet Council is urging landlords and agents to get their applications in before 4 October 2016 for their houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - to avoid higher fees or enforcement action and ensure all tenants have a safe home.
Last updated: 26 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Community centre creates new Hope
Over 300 guests attended the official opening of the new family-friendly Hope Corner Community Centre last weekend, as part of Barnet’s regeneration of the Dollis Valley Estate.
Last updated: 22 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Landlady of unlicensed HMO prosecuted
The landlady of a rented house has been fined more than £6,000 for failing to have a licence or properly manage the property.
Last updated: 5 September, 2016
Housing and Community