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How did the Mayor and London local government respond to Grenfell?

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22 November 2017

Tomorrow, the GLA Oversight Committee will question local government representatives and the Mayor’s Office about their views of the response from the London resilience partners to the Grenfell Tower Fire. Topics will include:

  • The timeline of activity by the London Resilience Group
  • The provision of humanitarian assistance
  • The Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce
  • The role of the Mayor

The guests are:

  • John Barradell, Town Clerk and Chief Executive, City of London Corporation
  • Barry Quirk, Chief Executive, Kensington and Chelsea
  • Doug Patterson, Chief Executive, Bromley
  • Eleanor Kelly, Chief Executive, Southwark
  • David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office

The meeting will take place on Thursday, 23rd November from 10.00am in Committee Room 5, at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).

Media and members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.

Follow us @LondonAssembly and take part in the discussion using #AssemblyOversight and #AssemblyGrenfell

Notes to editors

  1. Full agenda papers.
  2. Len Duvall AM, Chair of the GLA Oversight Committee, is available for interview – see contact details below.
  3. The GLA Oversight Committee.
  4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For media enquiries, please contact Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228.  For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officerNon-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.

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