Lib Peck

Lib Peck was appointed as the Director of the Mayor of London’s newly established Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in 2019.

Prior to that Lib was the elected leader of Lambeth Council for six years, setting the strategic and political direction for the borough. During her leadership, she prioritised Lambeth’s pioneering work on challenging violence against women and girls and supported the development of a public health approach towards violence.

As a London leader, Lib was the deputy chair for London Councils, a body representing all London Councils, and led on Crime and Public Protection. She was also the deputy labor leader of the Local Government Association. Lib was a councilor for 18 years before stepping down to take up her role as Director of the VRU. During her career, Lib has worked closely with and for many voluntary sector organizations.