Monday 30 October 2023
Defining priorities for the Mayor’s 2024/25 budget
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
The Mayor of London is responsible for managing a total budget of £20.7 billion, but with a continuously changing financial landscape, what should be his priorities within his 2024/25 budget?
The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee will meet to hear from financial experts on the effectiveness of the Mayor’s current budget priorities, and also to discuss and anticipate future financial trends and challenges ahead of next year’s budget.
The meeting will also look to identify new benchmarking tools for performance tracking to evaluate the GLA’s budget and performance.
- Alfie Stirling, Chief Economist and Associate Director for Analysis and Insight, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Antonia Jennings, Chief Executive, Centre for London
- Professor Tony Travers, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics (LSE) Department of Government and Director of LSE London
- Tom Pope, Deputy Chief Economist, Institute for Government
- Professor Jagjit S. Chadha, Director, National Institute for Economic and Social Research
- Stuart Hoggan, Associate Consultant, LG Futures
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Preventing violence and protecting young people
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Police and Crime Committee will meet to examine the impact of interactions with the Met on the trust and confidence of young people in London, including the role of safer schools officers and the use of tactics such as stop and search.
It is the second meeting as part of an investigation into preventing violence and protecting young people in London.
Part 1 – 10am to 11.45am
- Commander Kevin Southworth, Metropolitan Police Service
- Will Balakrishnan, Director of Commissioning & Partnerships, MOPAC
- Jodie Beck, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Liberty Human Rights
- Pauline Daniyan, CEO, London Youth
- Anthony King, Chairman, MyEnds
Part 2 – 11.45am to 12.30pm
- Joseph Lynch, Babel Theatre
- Josephine White, Little Acorn Services
- Zeynep Binboga, Kurdish House London
- Jade Newton-Gardener, Fully Focused Productions/IMAP
- Tania Aubeelack, Unitas Youth Zone
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Wednesday 1 November 2023
HR and IT service transfer
GLA Oversight Committee - The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The London Assembly GLA Oversight Committee will meet to discuss the implementation of the Greater London Authority (GLA) sourcing human resource services from a shared service with Transport for London (TfL).
- Mary Harpley, Chief Officer, GLA
- Shakira Keddo, Assistant Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, GLA
- Beth Cushion, Head of Human Resources, GLA
- Maureen Jackson, Director of Business Services
- Niran Mothada, Executive Director of Strategy and Communications, GLA
- Vicky Ridley- Pearson, Director of Digital, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Kirsty O’Driscoll on 07720 100737
Thursday 2 November 2023
Policing and Crime in London Plenary
Plenary – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
What are the biggest challenges with regards to policing and crime in London, and how are the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Service delivering for Londoners?
At an all-Assembly meeting, London Assembly Members will discuss the delivery of the Mayor’s key policing and crime priorities.
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Notes to editors
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