Publications
Three people in London have lost their lives in fires believed to have been caused by a failure of an e-bike's lithium battery, while 51 people have been injured this year.
The London Assembly Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee will publish a letter to the Government raising serious concerns over the regulation of online sales of e-bikes and e-scooters.
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Public Meetings
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Preventing violence and protecting young people
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Serious youth violence can impact a young person’s development and make them more likely to be involved in the justice system in later life.
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will meet to discuss youth violence in London and the impact of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)’s initiatives on protecting young people. The guests are:
Part 1 – 10am to 11am
- Lib Peck, Director, London VRU
- Representatives from VRU’s Young People’s Action Group
Part 2 – 11am to 12pm
- Sherry Peck, Chief Executive, Safer London
- Barrie Lalett, Chief Executive Officer, The Wickers Charity
- Geethika Jayatilaka, Chief Executive, Redthread
- George Hosking OBE, CEO and Scotland Director, WAVE Trust
- Stephen Barnabis, Director, Project Zero
- Connor Ellis, Opportunities Co-ordinator, Project Zero
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Thursday 21 September 2023
Climate budgeting
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
According to a report by specialist energy consultants, Element Energy, the cost for the Mayor’s preferred and adopted pathway for London to meet net zero requires £75 billion in infrastructure investments by 2030 and a total of £108 billion by 2050.
The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee will meet to investigate how the Mayor’s climate budgeting has progressed since 2022, as well as seeking an update on the Mayor’s Green Finance Fund and his 2024/25 budget guidance.
Panel 1 – Climate budgeting:
- Catrin Robertson, Head of Climate Budgeting, C40
- Heidi Sørensen, Head of the Agency for Climate, City of Oslo
- Enver Enver, Interim Chief Finance Officer, Greater London Authority (GLA)
Panel 2 – Green Finance Fund:
- Luke Webster, Corporate Investment Officer, GLA
- Enver Enver, Interim Chief Finance Officer, GLA
Panel 3 – Mayor’s 2024/25 Budget Guidance:
- David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, GLA
- Enver Enver, Interim Chief Finance Officer, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Thursday 21 September 2023
Can Londoners access eating disorder support?
Health Committee - The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 3.15pm
NHS eating disorder services offer a range of treatment options, depending on the symptoms that patients present with. Care may involve monitoring of weight, mental and physical health, eating disorder focussed cognitive behavioural therapy and/or dietary counselling.
For the second of two meetings on eating disorders, the London Assembly Health Committee will meet to discuss people’s access to, experiences of and outcomes from eating disorder services in London.
- Emma Christie, Head of Mental Health, NHS London
- Dr Brian Sreenan, Consultant Psychological Lead for Disordered Eating, NHS East London Foundation Trust
- Dr Agnes Ayton, Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Ashish Kumar, Clinical Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Chair
- Dr Victoria Chapman, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Royal Free CAMHS
- Jess Griffiths, National FREED Co-lead, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Eating disorders therapist and person with lived experience
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Notes to editors
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