Future Major Events in London

The Assembly reviewed the planning and cancellation of the New Year's Eve event intended for 31 December 2000, and concluded that in May 2000 the then newly elected Mayor inherited a New Year's Eve event that could not have been delivered as envisaged within the time and resource constraints. In this report the Assembly concurs with the Mayor's decision to cancel, and sets out the conditions it considers essential to the running of a successful major event in London.