FOI - London Nightlife Commission governance [Oct 2026]

I am requesting information concerning the establishment, governance and funding of London Nightlife Commission CIC.

Please provide, from 1 January 2025 to the present:

1. Any funding or grant agreement relating to the approximately £300,000 provided to support the Commission.
2. Records showing how the five interim directors were selected and who approved their appointment.
3. Any governance documents, conflict-of-interest policy and declarations of interests held for the directors.
4. Records showing whether potential conflicts of interest were considered in relation to Michael Kill of the Night Time Industries Association and Samuel Spencer of Broadwick Live.
5. Records concerning the promised open recruitment process for future board members, including any timetable or selection criteria.
6. Any correspondence between the GLA and the London Nightlife Commission, Michael Kill, the Night Time Industries Association, Samuel Spencer or Broadwick Live concerning the Commission's governance, independence, board membership or conflicts of interest.

For item 6, please limit searches to records containing “London Nightlife Commission” together with “governance”, “independence”, “conflict”, “board” or “director”.

Our response

1. The Greater London Authority (GLA) procured consultants I.G. Advisors to produce a Governance Feasibility Report for the independent London Nightlife Commission at a cost of £24,750. A copy of the procurement proposal from IG Advisors is attached.

   There is currently no signed funding agreement in place for the remaining £275,250.  The agreement is still being developed and is expected to be finalised by January 2027. You may wish to submit a further request once the agreement has been completed. However, please note that, as with all funding agreements and contracts, some financial information may be exempt from disclosure where its release could prejudice future tendering, procurement, or commercial negotiations, thereby undermining the Commission's negotiating position.

2. The London Nightlife Commission is an independent body set up by the industry and its directors are not appointed by the GLA. The independent London Nightlife Taskforce report recommended that for continuity and knowledge, the interim board be made up of five members from the independent London Nightlife Taskforce and the remaining directors be recruited openly by the independent London Nightlife Commission. Decisions on which members took up those initial interim roles were made by those interim board members. The independent London Nightlife Commission will now explore recruitment for its remaining members. The GLA will not be involved in the appointment process.

   All members of the time-limited independent London Nightlife Taskforce were originally appointed the by Mayor of London. The Taskforce has now delivered its report and ceased to exist. 

3. The GLA does not hold the requested information.
4. The GLA does not hold the requested information.
5. The GLA does not hold the requested information. We note that the call for expressions of interest for future board members is publicly available. Please see https://lnkd.in/p/ePbiekdE
6. Please find attached the information that the GLA holds within the scope of your request. Some information falling within the scope of your request has been withheld under sections 41 (information provided in confidence) and 43(2) (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.