Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the action taken under delegated authority by the Chair of the Assembly in respect of sending an Assembly agreed response to the Government’s White Paper on the National Health Service; and

(b)  Note the action take under delegated authority by the Chair of the Business Management and Administration Committee in respect of responding to the Government consultation on a new Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.

(c)  By the Chair of the Assembly to agree to co-host with the Mayor the Greater London Authority and City Hall Branch of the Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Service on 12 November 2010 at City Hall.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat that set out the action taken under delegated authority by the Chair of the Assembly and the Chair of BMAC since the last meeting of the Committee.

6.2  The Senior Legal Adviser to the Assembly updated the Committee on the progress on the Communities and Local Government’s consultation on a new Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.

6.3  The Members of the Committee declared personal interests as they were members of the City Hall Branch of the Royal British Legion and the Assembly Head of External Relations declared a personal interest as he is the Chair of the City Hall Branch of the Royal British Legion.

6.4  Resolved:

(a)  That the action taken by the Chair of the Assembly, to send an Assembly agreed response to the Government’s White Paper on the National Health Service, under delegated authority be noted;

(b)  That the action taken by the Chair of the Business Management and Administration Committee to send a joint response with the Mayor and a separate response on behalf of the Assembly to the Communities and Local Government consultation on a new Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity under delegated authority be noted; and

(c)  That the action taken by the Assembly to agree to co-host with the Mayor the Greater London Authority and City Hall Branch of the Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Service on 12 November 2010 at City Hall, be noted.