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Investment and spending
London Assembly Annual Report for 2011-12
8 May, 2012
Our annual report sets out the work of the Assembly over the year to April 2012.
The report details how we've looked at the actions of the Mayor and his advisers, and the finances and performance of City Hall and London's transport, police, fire and regeneration agencies.
We have summarised our work under the following headings:
Response to the Mayor's draft 2012/13 budget
16 January, 2012 - 09:00
The planned budget for running the new Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC) is no lower than it was for the Metropolitan Police Authority - which it replaces - and its budget is not set to reduce over the next three years.
However other organisations within the GLA group are being asked to make significant efficiency savings, including the MPS whose budget is set to reduce by eight per cent over the next three years.
Our Budget and Performance Committee says the Mayor should set out the savings he expects from the MOPC in his next version of the budget proposals.
Assembly response to the Draft GLA Budget 2012/13
9 December, 2011 - 09:15
Riot regeneration funding
9 December, 2011 - 09:00
The Mayor has provided £50m for regeneration projects in town centres affected by the disturbances, with the Government providing £20m specifically for Tottenham and Croydon. A further £40m could be available as part of the Mayor’s ongoing Outer London Fund. This ‘capital funding’ is a one-off lump sum.
While welcoming the investment in physical regeneration, the Committee supports the Mayor’s view that long-term ‘revenue funding’ is also needed to pay for schemes that support local residents and address underlying problems like the high level of unemployment.
Pre-Budget Report 2011
18 October, 2011
The Assembly’s Pre-Budget Report highlights the challenges the Greater London Authority (GLA) is facing as it looks for new ways of generating finances to make up for reductions in central funding. In his next budget, the Mayor faces important and difficult strategic decisions which will inevitably have consequences for Londoners.
The administration of Visit London
26 July, 2011 - 12:18
The report, by the Economy, Culture and Sport Committee, highlights the £3m cost of rescuing the Visit London pension scheme and £2m start up costs for the new single promotion agency, London & Partners. It finds that these extra costs were not foreseen by those making the key decisions about the future of London's promotional agencies.
Assembly response to the Mayor's consultation draft budget 2011-12
24 January, 2011 - 09:07
The Budget and Performance Committee calls for more information on longer-term funding projections, and how the decisions the Mayor is making now about funding fit with future expectations.
While the Mayor is looking to protect front-line services, the sheer scale of cuts to grants and the savings required will inevitably have an impact on the services Londoners receive.
Assembly response to the draft GLA budget 2011-12
10 December, 2010 - 09:30
Our response to the draft GLA Budget for 2011-12 is structured around three themes:
- a robust appraisal of the financial risks to which the budget is exposed;
- the savings identified and the impact of the shared services programme; and
- prudent establishment control.
Committee's full response:
Pre-Budget Report 2010
2 December, 2010 - 09:30
The Budget and Performance Committee's Pre-Budget Report warns that funding for the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), Transport for London (TfL) and Greater London Authority (GLA) will be cut by an average of 21 per cent.
The report says the Mayor will need to make difficult choices about the level and allocation of money raised from council taxpayers once final decisions following the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) are made about the funding available for 2011/12.
Letter to Mayor's Economic Adviser - Impact of Comprehensive Spending Review
25 October, 2010 - 07:00
The letter asks Anthony Browne whether the Mayor will be able to continue to deliver on his economic development priorities if funding for the London Development Agency is significantly reduced.
The letter and subsequent response are attached below
