Club of European Metropolitan CCI London meeting 30 th - 31 st October 2013

1. Club of European Metropolitan CCI London meeting 30th - 31st October 2013 How London is governed

2. ‘Greater’ London – differing layers of governance • Common administrative area created in 1965 now with various tiers: • Local level: 32 Borough councils and ‘City of London’ Corporation • Regional level: Mayor of London and 25 Assembly Members • Parliament: 73 MPs attending Westminster • Government: 24 National Ministerial Departments • Europe: 8 MEPs attending Brussels/Strasbourg Our Business is Your Business

3. Local: 32 + 1 = 33 authorities • 32 councils that run most local services • Known as the “Boroughs” • Responsible for Schools, social services, waste, roads • Policed by Metropolitan Police Service • Dominated by three main political parties • City of London Corporation has unique status dating back to 1225 • Often referred to as “The City” or “Square Mile” • 7,000 population • Own dedicated Police Force • Most voters are representatives of businesses Our Business is Your Business

4. Local – current political control of councils • 1858 councillors elected every four years Our Business is Your Business

5. Regional: looking after 8.3million people • Greater London Authority (GLA) created in 2000 as strategic authority for transport, policing, economic development and fire & emergency planning • Office of Mayor with executive powers • Assembly Chamber to scrutinise mayoral activity • Aim to enhance coordination between boroughs • Jurisdiction does not include City of London Corporation area • Mainly funded through central government grant Our Business is Your Business

6. Regional: The Mayor of London • Incumbent Boris Johnson first elected in 2008 • The London Plan • Transport for London (TfL) • Policing & Crime • Fire & Emergency • London Business Board Our Business is Your Business

7. Regional: current political make-up of Assembly • 25 Members elected every four years Our Business is Your Business

8. Parliament: London House of Commons seats • 73 MPs nowelected every five years Our Business is Your Business

9. ‘Limited’ London: impact of a centralised UK London’s weak local/regional governance means many important decisions are ‘filtered’ through national government departments Partly due to limited financial power enshrined in Office of Mayor of London Battle for attention of Ministers against many competing interests from other UK regions as well as public policy influencers Prime example was effort to seek to protect London transport funding at the Government Spending Review in June 2013 Our Business is Your Business

10. Example: “Grow London - Tell George””

11. Looking ahead London Chamber believes the Office of Mayor of London should have greater control over financial resources Agree with broad thrust of London Finance Commission chaired by Professor Tony Travers London Chamber actively engaging with political parties now UK Westminster General Election scheduled for May 2015 Our Business is Your Business

12. Club of European Metropolitan CCI London meeting 30th - 31st October 2013 Political London – an outline Sean McKee, LCCI