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A Member asked for an update on any work City Bridge Trust was involved in on the topic on knife crime, as the matter was still high on the agenda of the government and Livery Companies. In response the CGO advised that recently City Bridge Trust had been a part of the Greater London Authority’s approach to tackling knife crime and had worked closely with them, notably with the Court of Common Council approving a £1 million grant to help organisations receiving funding from the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund. The City Bridge Trust also supported specific related programmes, such as the grant approved to The Children’s Society at today’s meeting.

A Member suggested that a report updating on this work be brought to a future Committee meeting. The Chairman responded that the Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit could be invited to present to the Committee, and that the Committee could consider a ‘deep dive’ look at the issue with them.

The Deputy Chair then requested that a progress report on Strategic Initiatives be brought to Committee in the New Year.