Coming up next week at the London Assembly W/C 13 January

PUBLICATIONS

Dentistry in London

Health Committee

• One quarter of 5-year-old children in London have experience of tooth decay.
• 25.8 per cent of 5-year-olds in London experienced tooth decay in 2021-22 – which is higher than the English average of 23.7 per cent.

The London Assembly Health Committee will release its report into the state of dentistry and oral health in London. The report makes recommendations for the Mayor and the government.

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832918 / [email protected]

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Tuesday 14 January

Building Safety Regime and Remediation Progress

Fire Committee – Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government introduced changes to the building safety regime with protections for leaseholders. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) was established to regulate Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs), with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) working alongside the BSR and taking on additional responsibilities.

The London Assembly Fire Committee will ask the London Fire Commissioner, along with representatives from the Building Safety Regulator and Greater London Authority (GLA), whether the new building safety regime is working effectively and how it is impacting LFB.

The guests are:

• Andy Roe KFSM, London Fire Commissioner
• Charlie Pugsley, Deputy Commissioner and Operational Director for Prevention, Protection and Policy, LFB
• Tim Galloway, Deputy Director, Building Safety Regulator, Health and Safety Executive
• Roxanne Ohene, Assistant Director, Building Safety, Housing and Land, GLA

MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252310 / [email protected]  

 

Wednesday 15 January

The Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan 2025-2029

Police and Crime Committee – Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

The Mayor, as London’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has a statutory duty under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to publish a Police and Crime Plan (PCP) within the financial year in which he is elected, setting out his policing priorities.

The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will question policing experts on the Mayor’s draft Plan for 2025-2029 and examine whether the Plan will keep Londoners safe.

The guests include:

Panel 1: 10:00am – 11:15am:

• Professor Ben Bradford, Director of the Centre for Global City Policing, UCL 

• Professor Jyoti Belur, Professor of Policing, UCL 

• Sophia Worringer, Deputy Policy Director, Centre for Social Justice

Panel 2: 11:20am – 12:35pm:

• Ben Kernighan, CEO, Galop 

• John Hayward-Cripps, CEO, Neighbourhood Watch 

• Nahar Choudhury, CEO, Solace 

• Stephen Walcott, Senior Researcher, Runnymede Trust 

MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]  

 

Wednesday 15 January

Care Leavers Not in Employment, Education or Training

Economy, Culture and Skills Committee – Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 3.45pm

Figures show that over a third of London’s 17–21-year-old care leavers are not in employment, education or training (NEET).

The Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will speak with the John Lewis Partnership about its employment programme and the impact it has had on care leavers in London.

The guest is:

3:45pm – 4.30pm:

• Ceira Thom, Head of Learning, Inclusion and Belonging, John Lewis Partnership

MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]

 

Thursday 16 January

Mayor’s Question Time

Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

In the first MQT of 2025, the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan will face questions from London Assembly Members.

Topics will include:

• Ambitions for people-friendly streets in the Mayor's Transport Strategy
• Vaccine Rates and Medical Misinformation
• Progress on Rail Devolution
• Heathrow Airport

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832918 / [email protected]