Barnet LBC with Barnet Borough Partnership

This award is open to a single council or where appropriate a partnership of councils, or a council-owned company. Private sector partners can enter on a council’s behalf, with the permission of the council itself. Many councils are seeking to establish a new relationship with local people and local communities. Community involvement and engagement is increasingly important as a way of shaping council thinking, contributing to service design and improvement and to responding to continuing resource pressures. It may also involve direct community involvement in service delivery. This award is intended to showcase the whole range of community involvement.

The Barnet Community Innovation Fund is the flagship community investment fund administered by Barnet LBC on behalf of the Barnet Borough Partnership. Funding partners included the Barnet Directorate of NCL Clinical Commissioning Group and local community and acute healthcare provider, Central London Community Healthcare and the Royal Free London. The Community Innovation Fund is a real success story that exemplifies the partnership’s priorities in: • tackling health inequalities • co-production and resident engagement • building a resilient voluntary care sector • connecting with our communities and residents