Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Wednesday 10 June 2015 10.00 am

1.1  An apology for absence was received from the Chairman, John Biggs AM, for whom Len Duvall AM attended as a substitute Member.  The Deputy Chair was in the Chair for the meeting.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to note the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

John Biggs AM (Chairman)

Stephen Knight AM (Deputy Chair)

Gareth Bacon AM

Jenny Jones AM

Joanne McCartney AM

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM

Richard Tracey AM

3.1  Resolved

That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Budget and Performance Committee as agreed at Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

John Biggs AM (Chair) 

Stephen Knight AM (Deputy Chair) 

Gareth Bacon AM 

   Jenny Jones AM

  Joanne McCartney AM

Valerie  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

The Committee is recommended to note its terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

1.  To examine at each stage of the consultation process the Mayor’s budget proposals for the next financial year and to report to the Assembly thereon as necessary.

2.  To report to the Assembly on the Mayor’s consultation budget at the conclusion of the consultation process.

3.  To undertake the duties of the Assembly referred to in paragraph 2(2) and paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999; namely, to receive and consider the Mayor’s consultation prior to the determination of the draft component budget for the Authority and to receive and consider the Mayor’s consultation prior to the final determination of the draft consolidated GLA budget.

4.  To examine, monitor and report to the Assembly from time to time on matters relating to the budgets and performance of the Greater London Authority and the Functional Bodies.

5.  To consider budgetary and performance matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing committee.

6.  To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes  ...  view the full agenda text for item 4.

4.1  Resolved:

  That the following terms of reference for the Committee be noted:

1.  To examine at each stage of the consultation process the Mayor’s budget proposals for the next financial year and to report to the Assembly thereon as necessary.

2.  To report to the Assembly on the Mayor’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Recommendation:

The committee is recommended to confirm the following standing delegations of authority to the Chairman of the Committee as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015:

The then Budget Committee, on 22 June 2006, resolved:

That the Chair be given delegated authority to write to the appropriate bodies seeking further information arising from discussion at meetings.

The London Assembly, at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, agreed to delegate to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub-committees a general authority to respond on the relevant committee or sub-committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub-committee, where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting.

5.1  Resolved:

That the following standing delegations be noted:

(a)  The then Budget Committee, on 22 June 2006, resolved:

That the Chair be given delegated authority to write to the appropriate bodies seeking further information arising from discussion at meetings; and

(b)  The London Assembly, at its Annual Meeting on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 19 March 2015 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 19 March 2015 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dale Langford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, namely to respond to the Mayor’s consultation on the proposed amendments to the Transport for London borrowing limits.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2  Resolved:

That the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, namely to respond to the Mayor’s consultation on the proposed amendments to Transport for London’s borrowing limits, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Dale Langford; dale.langford@london.gov.uk; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree to re-establish the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee as an ordinary sub-committee for the 2015/16 Assembly year, comprising two Labour Group Members and two GLA Conservatives Members (in accordance with the committee memberships and proportionality agreed at the Assembly’s Annual Meeting).

(b)  Agree the following term of reference for the Budget Monitoring Sub?Committee:

“To consider the quarterly monitoring reports provided by the GLA and its functional bodies as referred to it by the Budget and Performance Committee, and any other reports falling within the terms of reference of the Budget and Performance Committee which that Committee considers appropriate, and to report back its findings to the Budget and Performance Committee as necessary.”

(c)  Appoint the following Assembly Members to the Budget Monitoring Sub?Committee and agrees that all non-appointed Members of the relevant political Groups be appointed as substitute Members for their relevant party Group Members on the Sub-Committee:

Gareth Bacon AM;

John Biggs AM;

Tom Copley AM; and

Roger Evans AM.

(d)  Elect a Chair and Deputy Chair for the Budget Monitoring Sub?Committee for the 2015/16  ...  view the full agenda text for item 9.

9.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

9.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee be re-established as an ordinary sub-committee for the 2015/16 Assembly year, comprising two Labour Group Members and two GLA Conservative Members (in accordance with the committee memberships and proportionality agreed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dan Maton; [email protected]; 020 7983 4681

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree the terms of reference for the proposed investigation into police outsourcing, as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report; and

(b)  Note the report, put questions on police outsourcing to the guests and note the discussion.

10.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on police outsourcing to the following invited guests:

·  Kerry Hallard, Chief Executive, National Outsourcing Association;

·  Stephen Hughes, former Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council; and

·  John Tizard, independent strategic advisor and commentator.

10.2  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lucy Pickering; [email protected]; 020 7983 5770

The Committee is recommended to agree its work programme for 2015/16.

11.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

11.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s work programme for 2015/16 be agreed.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 7 July 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

12.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday 7 July 2015 at 10.00am, in Committee Room 5, subject to alteration in relation to events being scheduled on that day to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2005 London bombings.

13.1  There were no other items of business.

14.1  The meeting ended at 11.55am.