The so-called "mandate" from the council, which is part of a tri-borough arrangement with Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea, was approved by Hammersmith’s cabinet to ensure that although departments will be merged, each separate authority will retain control over its budget and decisions will still be made at a local level.
It is the first mandate to be set from the three authorities and lays out measures including improving academic achievement of schools, increasing the proportion of children who attend local schools, reducing the proportion of young people receiving criminal convictions and reducing the number of children placed in care or who need continued council support.
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