Any additional funds in Mayor’s budget should be for Met Police and TfL

The London Assembly has today called for any additional funding which London will receive compared to the Mayor’s initial draft budget, through the Government’s Integrated Settlement scheme, should be used towards Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London (TfL) for transport network maintenance.

The Assembly has suggested for any additional funds for the Met to allow it to continue to bear down on crime and ensure the capital remains a safe place.

Krupesh Hirani AM, who proposed the motion, said:

“The Government’s provisional settlement means more money than expected for the Greater London Authority, and we welcome that uplift. However there remains uncertainty on other sources of funding that will be available to City Hall such as business rates.

We have called for any additional funding that may become available for the Mayor’s final budget to be directed where Londoners need it most – supporting the police to keep our city safe, and accelerating step-free access across the Underground.” 

The full text of the motion is:

This Assembly notes the provisional local government finance settlement 2026-2027 that was published by the Government on 17 December 2025. In 2026/27 London will receive an Integrated Settlement for the first time. London will receive £51.4m more through the Integrated Settlement than was assumed in the Consultation Budget.

While we understand there is still a degree of uncertainty around the final budget that will be available to the Mayor, given the unknown impact of the business rates review, we note that:

• As a result of the Fair Funding Allocation, and including the increased Integrated Settlement, the GLA will receive up to £138.8 million more funding than assumed in the 2026-27 GLA Consultation Budget.
• The maximum police council tax precept increase is £15 for Band D rather than £9.57 assumed in the 2026-27 GLA Consultation Budget.

This Assembly welcomes the Government’s decision to increase the funding available to the GLA.

The Assembly also welcomes the Mayor’s continuing funding for universal free school meals, funding for the Superloop expansion, and his ongoing commitment to provide the 60+ Oyster card.

Should the Mayor’s final budget position have greater funding levels than assumed in the Draft Budget, this Assembly calls on the Mayor to consider using additional funding for the following projects in his final budget for 2026/27: 

• Provide further funding to the Metropolitan Police Service to allow it to continue to bear down on crime and ensure the capital remains a safe place.
• Provide TfL with the resources it needs to properly maintain the transport network, including funding to continue to rollout of the step-free London Underground programme to ensure he meets his target of 50% of stations being step-free by 2030.

The meeting can be viewed via webcast or YouTube. 

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