PUBLIC MEETINGS: Thursday 9 October 2014 Adapting to severe weather Environment Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber The Environment Committee will discuss London’s adaptation to the risks of severe weather. The Committee will question the following guests:
Alex Nickson, Policy & Programmes Manager, Adaptation Team, Greater London Authority (GLA);
John Kolm-Murray, Seasonal Health and Affordable Warmth Co-ordinator, LB Islington;
Professor David Balmforth, President-Elect, Institution of Civil Engineers;
John Parker, Vice-Chair, London Tree Officers Association;
David Lofthouse, Committee Member, London Tree Officers Association;
Nicola O’Connor, Project Manager, Zero Carbon Hub; and
Ashley Kingborough, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 Thursday 9 October 2014 Probation in London Police and Crime Committee – 2.00pm in the Chamber The Police & Crime Committee will examine probation in London in the first section of the meeting and question the following guests:
Lucy Bogue, Deputy Director, Rehabilitation Services, National Offender Management Service (NOMS);
Nick Smart, Chief Executive Officer, London Community Rehabilitation Company;
Sara Robinson, Deputy Director, National Probation Service-London;
Helen Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC); and
Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
The second section of the meeting will focus on reviewing the Local Policing Model, anti-social behaviour and sexual offences in prisons and question the following guests:
Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime; and
Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769 Notes for Editors: 1. London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public. 2. Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website. 3. All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months. 4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor. For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4228. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.