Community and living
Information about how to get involved in Lambeth's communities, and services helping you with your life in Lambeth.
Sale of tobacco to under 18s
From 1 October 2007 the law for selling tobacco will change. It will be illegal for businesses to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 (an increase from 16) in England and Wales. It is expected that the change in law will also come into effect in Scotland from the same date.
Find out more about the new Tobacco18 law.
The Lambeth Community Strategy
The Community Strategy sets out the long-term shared commitment of Lambeth First and its partners, including Lambeth Council, for the borough.
Information on how to report crime and anti-social behaviour, advice around hate crime, personal safety tips and community safety contacts. There is also a section that focuses on community safety issues and initiatives in your local area.
We can help you register a birth, organise a civil naming ceremony and get copies of birth certificates.
A list of resources and links for childcare in Lambeth.
We hold regular citizenship ceremonies and arrange and perform commitment ceremonies. Same-sex couples wishing to form a civil partnership can now register for their big day with Lambeth Register Office. We also provide a nationality checking service that makes applying for British citizenship simpler.
We grant aid to voluntary sector agencies to provide advice to clients who live, work or receive a service in Lambeth.
Details of community centres and facilities in Lambeth.
Making Lambeth a safer place to live, work and visit is central to our community safety strategy.
Information on registering a death and advice on burials, funerals, cremations and memorials.
Lambeth Council is genuinely committed to achieving best practice in equalities and diversity.
We aim to encourage and enable people of different faiths and cultures to understand and respect one another as 'people of faith'.
We will help you arrange commitment or renewal of marriage vows ceremonies, guide you through the legal preliminaries to marriage and help you with your marriage arrangement and ceremony. We can also issue copies of certificates and help you perform historical searches.
Safety information for the borough regarding dangerous structures and fireworks.
Our youth offending service works with young people and the community to prevent offending by children and young people.