About the team

Our priorities

Our children services team's policy work is focused on two priorities:

• Leadership and partnership working which keeps children safe
• Strengthening councils strategic leadership of the London schools system to support the delivery of world class, inclusive education for London's children and young people

We work closely with boroughs and a range of partners, including:

• Department for Education
• Education Funding Agency
• The Mayor and Greater London Authority (GLA)
• The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
• The Metropolitan Police Service 
• Local Government Association
• NHS England (London Region)

We also support the Association of London Directors of Children's Services (ALDCS) and host the London Safeguarding Children Board.

Contact the team

For further information about London Councils' policy work in this area, please contact: