In the second of three meetings to examine the Mayor’s 2017-18 budget, the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee [1] will tomorrow put questions to the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police Service.
- The Met is facing a funding gap and the Mayor plans to raise council tax to address some of it.
- In the 2017‑18 policing budget, total expenditure will be £3,246 million, compared to £3,314 million in 2016-17.
- Over the last four years, the Met has underspent by 31 per cent on its Digital Policing strategy – some £115 million.
The following guests will attend for the police:
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, GLA
- Rebecca Lawrence, Chief Executive, MOPAC
- Alex Anderson, Strategic Finance and Resource Management Accountant, MOPAC
- Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey, Metropolitan Police Service
- Lynda McMullan, Director of Finance and Commercial, Metropolitan Police Service
The Committee will also question the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
- The Olympic Park’s trading arms continue to lose money in 2017-18. The attractions are budgeted to have a net deficit of £2.2 million.
- Interestingly, income is budgeted to rise significantly in 2020-2021.
The following guests will attend for the LLDC:
- David Goldstone CBE, Chief Executive, LLDC
- Gerry Murphy, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services, LLDC
There will be questions for the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) too:
- In 2017-18 the Mayor will reduce his funding to the OPDC from £11.4 million to £6.9 million.
- The GLA is expecting the OPDC to make £1.7 million in savings and efficiencies in 2017-18.
The following guests will attend for the OPDC:
- Victoria Hills, Chief Executive Officer, OPDC
- Doug Wilson, Chief Finance Officer, OPDC
The Committee questioned representatives from Transport for London and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority on 4 January 2017, and is due to meet the Mayor, his Chief of Staff, and the GLA Executive Director of Resources on 10 January 2017.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, 5 January 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.
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Notes to editors
- The key responsibility of the Budget and Performance Committee is its annual scrutiny of the Mayor’s budget proposals for the next financial year. This involves detailed examination of the Mayor’s plans for spending his budget to help ensure taxpayers’ money is used appropriately and effectively.
- The Mayor’s Proposed Budget
- Pre-Budget report
- Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget & Performance Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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