Coming up next week
PUBLICATIONS
Wednesday 21 October
TfL capital renewals
The Budget & Performance Committee will write to the Mayor regarding the deterioration of TfL assets.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 20 October
The Mayor’s Budget – the experts’ view
Budget & Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Part of the annual budget scrutiny process, led by the Budget and Performance Committee, is to consider whether policing performance is improving, but also whether the resources provided through the 2027-28 budget are likely to deliver measurable improvements in outcomes, legitimacy and value for money for Londoners.
The Committee will speak with policing, transport and financial experts about how policing should be benchmarked, and how TfL should manage its budget in light of changing travel habits. Guests are:
Panel 1 – 10am – 11:30am:
- Professor Matt Ashby, Associate Professor, Dept of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL)
- Professor Ben Bradford, Director of the Centre for Global City Policing, UCL
- Lawrence Morris, Former Director of Strategy, HMICFRS
- Ian Wiggett, Associate Director, World Policing Advisory
Panel 2 – 11:40am – 1pm:
- Professor Stephen Glaister, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
- Tony Travers, LSE Department of Government and Director of LSE London
- Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, London TravelWatch
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Wednesday 21 October
Managing fire risk in London’s heritage buildings
Fire Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Fire Committee will meet to investigate the key fire risks for London’s landmark heritage buildings, including the measures in place to prevent fires, and how fire safety is managed during renovations. The guests are:
Panel 1:
- Charles Harris, National Fire Adviser, Historic England
- Professor José L. Torero, Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
Panel 2:
- Mick Figg, Head of Buildings, Somerset House Trust
- Bob Bantock, Operational Risk Business Partner (National Fire Specialist), National Trust
- Mark Grover, Head of Estates & Facilities Management, Royal Museums Greenwich.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Thursday 22 October
Housing for older Londoners
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Housing Committee will begin an investigation into housing for older Londoners, including to what extent London’s housing stock is meeting the needs of people over the age of 65. The guests are:
Panel 1:
- Millie Brown, Head of Homes, Centre for Ageing Better
- Martina Kane, Head of Policy and Research, Independent Age
- Professor Julienne Meyer CBE, Professor Emerita of Nursing: Care for Older People, City, University of London; former Chair of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce.
Panel 2:
- Nick Hodgskin, Director of Regeneration, Anchor
- Professor Julienne Meyer CBE, Professor Emerita of Nursing: Care for Older People, City, University of London; former Chair of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce
- Michael Voges, Chief Executive, ARCO
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected]
For more details, please contact Daniel Zikmund in the Assembly Media Office on 07860 647 577. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.