Key information
Date: Thursday 02 July 2026
Time: 10:00am
Motion detail
Neil Garratt AM moved, and seconded by Susan Hall AM the following motion:
“This Assembly notes that under Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, any councillor who is in arrears with their Council Tax for two months or more is legally barred from voting on the council's budget or any matter concerning council tax calculations.
This Assembly believes this is a sensible and reasonable rule and would wholeheartedly support it being extended to cover London Assembly Members in respect to the GLA Budget.
Therefore, this Assembly calls on the Mayor and the Chair of the Assembly to jointly write to the Government and urge that the law be changed accordingly.
Nevertheless, this Assembly recognises that a change to the law would be likely to take some time. Therefore, this Assembly urges each Assembly Member to voluntarily agree to abide by this principle until such time as the law is changed.”
Following debate and upon being put to a vote, the motion was agreed unanimously.