A New Agreement for London

London needs a devolution revolution.

A New Agreement for London sets out the Assembly's call to devolve powers over job creation and housing.

With more powers transferred to the Mayor, power should also be devolved to the Assembly to match a beefed-up role - including powers to:

• require the Mayor to publish a forward plan of decisions which would increase the transparency of City Hall decision-making
• veto Mayoral amendments to a future devolved business rate
• amend the capital budget
• summon information and cooperation from bodies outside the GLA group that are appointed by the Mayor or have a significant London-wide role to play in delivering his strategies
• reject the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan
• use a power of veto, via a binding confirmation hearing, to reject key Mayoral appointments (deputy mayors); and potentiall
• to amend at a programme level, the Mayor’s budget.