Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLICATIONS
Tuesday 10 February
Neighbourhood Policing: the experience of young Londoners
Police and Crime Committee
The Police and Crime Committee will publish its report - Neighbourhood Policing: the experience of young Londoners – calling for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to commission and publish an annual, London-wide survey of children and young people on their sense of safety in and around schools, and their experiences of and confidence in policing.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Thursday 12 February
Cybersecurity
GLA Oversight Committee
In the wake of the Transport for London (TfL) cyber-attack in September 2024, the GLA Oversight Committee will publish its report on Cybersecurity within public sector organisations, which makes a number of recommendations.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Friday 13 February
Accessibility & Inclusion in Transport planning
Transport Committee
In 2023, an estimated 8.6 million public transport journeys took place in London every day but there are still some journeys which are too long, more difficult and less welcoming for some groups. The Transport Committee publishes a report that looks closely at how Transport for London (TfL) is building its understanding of how and why Londoner’s travel.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Monday 9 February
Renters' Rights Act in London
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
The Housing Committee will meet to examine the potential impacts of the Renters’ Right Act on London’s private rented sector, and the practical challenges to ensuring its benefits are felt fairly across the capital.
The guests are:
Panel 1 (2:00pm – 3:15pm)
- Dr Jennifer Harris, Head of Policy, Research and Social Impact, TDS Group
- Vicky Spratt, Housing and Society Correspondent, The i Paper
- Professor Christine Whitehead, Emeritus Professor of Housing Economics and Deputy Director of LSE London, London School of Economics and Political Science
Panel 2 (3:20pm – 4:40pm)
- Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
- Vicky Pearlman, Housing Policy Manager, Greater London Authority
- Peter Haikin, Regional Lead for London, Operation Jigsaw
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Tuesday 10 February
London & Partners
GLA Oversight Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The GLA Oversight Committee will question London & Partners on the achievements of the organisation, the challenges and priorities identified in its new strategy, and the impact it measures.
The guest is:
- Michelle Cuomo Boorer, Managing Director of Strategy at London & Partners
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Wednesday 11 February
Culture change in the Met
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Police and Crime Committee will meet to question the Deputy Mayor and MOPAC on how MOPAC oversees the required culture change in the Met, and how the Met engages with MOPAC and the London Policing Board on the culture change. The guests are:
- Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Kenny Bowie, Head of Strategy and MPS Oversight, MOPAC
- Caroline Tredwell, Head of Oversight Governance, MOPAC
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
New Towns for London
Planning & Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
The Planning & Regeneration Committee will meet to explore how new towns will be delivered in practice, after the New Towns Taskforce has identified two potential sites in London - Crews Hill and Chase Park and Thamesmead Waterfront – which together could deliver up to 40,000 new homes. The guests are:
Panel 1 (2.00pm - 3.30pm)
- David Christie, Head of Growth and Masterplanning, Transport for London
- Sowmya Parthasarathy, New Towns Taskforce
- Kate Greenway, Project Director, Thamesmead Waterfront, Peabody
Panel 2 (3.30pm - 5pm)
- Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
- Brett Leahy, Strategic Director of Planning, Growth and Infrastructure, London Borough of Enfield
- Louise Duggan, Head of Regeneration and Growth Strategies, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact Daniel Zikmund in the Assembly Media Office on 07860647577 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.