Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Wednesday 23 September
Q&A with Deputy Mayor
Police and Crime Committee – Committee Rooms 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Met data shows that shoplifting offences in London have increased by approximately 35 per cent in the last six months, from 6,897 in February, to 9,421 in August.
The Police and Crime Committee will question the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime on the work being done to tackle shoplifting and retail crime in London, as well as Notting Hill Carnival and specialist police roles.
Guests are:
- Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Kenny Bowie, Director of Strategy & MPS Oversight, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Thursday 24 September
Affordable Homes Programme
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Housing Committee will scrutinise the Mayor’s progress in ensuring that homes are completed under the existing Affordable Homes Programmes (AHP), and progress on designing the AHP 2026-36.
Guests are:
Panel 1:
- Neil Davis, Development Delivery Director, L&Q
- Luke Ward, Director for Housing, Economy and Placemaking, London Borough of Barnet
- Rob Marcantoni, Director of Development, The Riverside Group
- Meera Kumar, Assistant Director, Housing Regeneration, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Panel 2:
- Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
- Tim Steer, Executive Director, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Natalie Daniels, Assistant Director, Housing Programmes and Partnerships, GLA
- Tajmina Jetha, Head of Programme Management, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more details, please contact Tony Smyth in the Assembly Media Office on 07763 251 727. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.