The council employs 80 apprentices in its schools, social care services, gardening and grounds work teams, street cleaning and rubbish collection departments, and back office roles. Mr Hooton made the comments during National Apprenticeship Week, an annual campaign to highlight the value that apprentices add to the UK workforce.
The event comes 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and 25 years after the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia.
Cllr Stock described how her grandparents escaped Nazi Germany to set up a new home in Finchley in 1933, the year that Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
The upgrade is being funded primarily from developer contributions to infrastructure in the borough. Other cash injections have included £324,000 from the Mayor of London’s Green Capital grant, nearly £80,000 from the Environment Agency Water Environment Improvement Fund, and £113,000 from the London Marathon Trust.
A string of new facilities in the two parks – situated between Colindale and Burnt Oak – will provide enjoyment for all ages by the time work is finished.
The investigation against Martha O’Sullivan began after a complaint from the managing agent of a block of flats that multiple people were living in the property she managed.
Council officers discovered that there was no fire alarm system in the flat and no door to its kitchen, posing a life-threatening risk to its occupants. There were at least four tenants living within four separate lettings at the Woodhouse Road property in Friern Barnet.
The campaign – part of a nationwide initiative, led by food charity Sustain – aims to make sugary products less available and less well promoted. It is hoped that by raising awareness of the benefits of consuming less sugar, people will be encouraged to make healthier lifestyle choices.
Statistics for the 2017-18 financial year showed that one in three children in Year 6 were either overweight or obese.
Starting on 6 April, households that opt into the service will pay an annual charge of £70 for their green garden waste bin to be collected. A spokesperson for Barnet Council said:
“We consulted residents on the garden waste collection service, which revealed how much they value it. We want to continue to provide the service, as Barnet has a significant number of properties with gardens and charging for garden waste collections will allow this.
Like many other councils, Barnet continues to face significant funding pressures set against growing demand for essential services, especially for children, families, and adult social care, and for the borough’s most vulnerable residents.
The consultation gives Barnet residents, people who live outside the borough and use the council’s services, businesses, and local community groups the opportunity to have their say.
The Worshipful Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline Stock, said: “I’m so proud of the performances and enthusiasm of everyone that took part. This was a borough-wide effort and a big success for Barnet. I will now be able to give £6,000 to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and family support charity Home-Start Barnet. I’d like to thank everyone involved in our float’s creation and in the performances on the day. From start to finish everyone danced or walked with a smile and a real passion.”
BOOST was launched in 2015, and two years later, a second BOOST was launched in Childs Hill. A third has now been opened in South Friern Library, where it is open to the public from 10am-5pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.
Today’s publication follows three rounds of public consultation and draws new boundaries for each council ward across Barnet.
All of Barnet’s current council wards will change as a result of the review.