Monday 8 January 2024
2024-25 Greater London Authority (GLA) Group Budget - LFB
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is projected to use £22.5 million of reserves in 2024-25, with an additional drawdown of £12.8 million forecasted in 2025-26.
What impact will this use of reserves have on LFB budgets now and in the future, and is the draft budget too reliant on reserves? The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to discuss the LFB 2024-25 Budget.
- Fiona Twycross, Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience
- Andy Roe, Commissioner, LFB
- Mostaque Ahmed, Director of Corporate Services, LFB
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Monday 8 January 2024
2024-25 GLA Group Budget - MOPAC/MPS
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 1pm
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) 2024-25 Budget includes a total budget gap of £41 million. This is despite £121.4 million in savings, including finding £52.5 million in new savings by reprioritising.
What impact will this have on policing in the capital, and what does the reprioritisation of services look like? The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to discuss the MOPAC/MPS 2024-25 Budget.
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor, Policing and Crime
- Lib Peck, Director of the Violence Reduction Unit
- Diana Luchford, Chief Executive, MOPAC
- Lisa Kitto, Chief Finance Officer, MOPAC
- Annabel Scholes, Interim Chief Finance Officer, MPS
- Clare Davies, Chief People and Resources Officer, MPS
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Tuesday 9 January 2024
2024-25 GLA Group Budget
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
What will the Mayor’s budget mean for vital services for Londoners, like transport and policing? The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to question the Mayor on his Consultation Budget for 2024-25.
The Committee will also meet with external guests to discuss their views on opportunities in the budget.
Part 1 – 10am to 11am
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff
- Enver Enver, Interim Chief Finance Officer
Part 2 – from 11am
- 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
- Professor Jagjit S. Chadha, Director, National Institute for Economic and Social Research
- Stuart Hoggan, Associate Consultant, LG Futures
- Alfie Sterling, Chief Economist and Associate Director for Analysis and Insight, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Wednesday 10 January 2024
Money laundering in London
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The City of London Police describe money laundering as “the lifeblood of organised crime, allowing organised crime groups to enjoy the proceeds of their harmful criminal activity”.
The Police and Crime Committee will discuss what is being done to tackle money laundering in London, and how effective law enforcement agencies are at identifying and combatting existing and emerging forms of money laundering.
- Detective Superintendent John Roch, Head of Economic Crime, Central Specialist Team, MPS
- Commander Stephen Clayman, Specialist Crime, MPS
- Rachael Herbert, Deputy Director of National Economic Crime Centre, National Crime Agency
- Detective Superintendent Richard Waight, Head of Investigation, Specialist Operations, City of London Police
- Paul Napper, Head of the Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division, Serious Fraud Office
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Thursday 11 January 2024
Greening 'grey' infrastructure
Environment Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Transport for London (TfL) has targets relating to green infrastructure, including achieving a net gain in biodiversity across the estate and incorporating Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) into its highway schemes.
For the second meeting in a two-part investigation into protecting green spaces and greening infrastructure, the Environment Committee will focus on the road network, public spaces and land controlled by the GLA.
- Sam Longman, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Environment, TfL
- Deirdre Costigan, Vice Chair, Transport and Environment Committee, London Councils
- Emma Goddard, Manager for Urban Planning and Adaptation Integration, C40 Cities
- Oliver Jones, Director of Recreation, Camden Council
- Simon Powell, Simon Powell, Assistant Director of Land and Development, GLA
- Alice Roberts, Head of Green Space Campaigns, CPRE London
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Thursday 11 January 2024
The impact of Brexit on London’s economy
Economy Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
What impact has Brexit had on London’s economy to date? The Economy Committee will meet to discuss this, particularly concerning free movement, trade, and financial services.
- Ben Brindle, Researcher, The Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
- Laura Citron, CEO, London and Partners
- Alex Conway, Assistant Director, Economic Development and Programmes, Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Sarah Hall, 1931 Professor of Geography and Fellow of St John’s College, University of Cambridge; Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
- Dennis Novy, Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Notes to editors
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