STATUTORY BODIES

Local Councils: housing, education (including SACRE), community safety, community cohesion, regeneration, planning, social care, environment, parks, crematoria/cemeteries, parking, youth work, etc. Find your local council’s contact details and website at www.londoncouncils.gov.uk


Local Strategic Partnerships, Local Area Agreements (find through local council)


Police: Metropolitan Police Service (Safer Neighbourhood Teams, Prevent/Contest II strategy, etc) www.met.police.uk  British Transport Police www.btp.police.uk


Health Services: Primary Care Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, hospitals, etc. Find your local NHS at www.london.nhs.uk/your-nhs-in-london/nhs-by-borough


JobCentre Plus: help into employment  www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk


Regional / Central Government bodies:
Government Office for London (GOL) www.gol.gov.uk
Greater London Authority (GLA)   www.london.gov.uk   
Dept Communities and Local Government (has Faith & Cohesion Unit) www.communities.gov.uk



VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR
 
Local CVS: find your local CVS at www.navca.org.uk
Independent Advisory Groups / consultative groups - varies across boroughs



MULTI-FAITH AND INTER FAITH NETWORKS

Multi-faith, bi-lateral & tri-lateral partnerships:  see new edition of Inter Faith Organisations in the UK / website for national, regional, borough and local groups   www.interfaith.org.uk

London Boroughs Faiths Network: brings together practitioners at the interface of faith and the local statutory sector in London.  www.lbfn.org

Faiths Forum for London: working towards being a regional multi-faith body for London.  Contact development worker Harmander Singh  www.londoncivicforum.org.uk

FaithAction (London): network representing faith and community organisations delivering public services. Contact Steve Miller www.faithaction.net

South London Inter Faith Group: linking and sharing with the faith communities of South London for over 25 years www.southlondoninterfaith.org.uk