Created on
14 September 2021
- On 22 September 2019, The Sunday Times published an article referring to an investigation it had undertaken, which it said revealed that The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, failed to declare a series of potential conflicts of interest over a friendship with Jennifer Arcuri during the time that he held the office of Mayor of London. This brings into question the effectiveness of the Governance processes for the Great London Authority (GLA) and London and Partners’ (L&P’s) activities.
- On 21 May 2020, The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) informed the Right Honourable Boris Johnson and the Greater London Authority (GLA) that it would not be conducting a criminal investigation into allegations that Mr Johnson used his position while Mayor of London to benefit and reward American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri.[2
- The IOPC stated that as this did not amount to a potential criminal offence, that this was now a matter for the GLA to consider.
Tomorrow, the GLA Oversight Committee will scrutinise L&P and GLA policies and processes for making sponsorship payments and invitations to Mayoral trade missions:
How were sponsorship and trade mission opportunities identified by L&P?
What kind of application processes did L&P have in place for allocating sponsorship money?
How were these sponsorship opportunities advertised?
Who made the decisions to authorise expenditure?
The guests are:
- Allen Simpson, Acting Chief Executive, L&P
- Andrew Cooke, MD Operations & Governance, L&P
- Alex Conway, Assistant Director, Economic Development and European Programmes, GLA
- Ian Lister, Information Governance Manager, GLA
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 from 2pm, in the Chamber 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 LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube
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Notes to editors
- The Committee may not investigate a breach of the Code of Conduct for elected Members, nor draw conclusions about whether any conduct on the part of a former elected Member amounted to a breach.
- IOPC, No criminal investigation of Boris Johnson for misconduct in public office while Mayor of London, 21 May 2020
- Read the agenda papers.
- Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Chair of the GLA Oversight Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the GLA Oversight Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.