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-- AZof London Government 2010 a handy guide for new councillors London Councils Introduction

London Councils is the representative body for London On behalf of London Councils, local government, committed to fighting for more resources for the capital and getting the best possible congratulations on winning deal for our members – the 32 London boroughs, the a seat on your borough City of London, the Metropolitan Police Authority and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. council and, if this is your first Much of our work consists of lobbying the spell as a councillor, ‘welcome government and others on behalf of our member councils, not just for a fair share of resources, but also to to London local government’. protect and enhance council powers to enable them to do the best possible job for their residents and local London’s 1,861 elected members are at the businesses. heart of the capital’s democracy and a vital link We develop policy and do all we can to help our between their local communities and the wider boroughs improve the services they deliver. We also run a network of local, regional, and national bodies in range of services ourselves, all designed to make life the public, private and voluntary sectors that better for Londoners. collectively help shape our great city. For instance, we run the Freedom Pass concessionary Unsurprisingly, given the size and complexity fares scheme, which gives a million older and disabled of London, the number and scope of such Londoners free travel on buses, tubes and trains. The organisations is huge - and can seem baffling scheme costs more than £260 million a year, and is paid at times. for by our member councils. This quick A-Z guide outlines the roles of We also run a range of housing, consumer protection some of the key organisations you may come into and other services, and distribute grants to voluntary contact with and briefly explains who they are, groups across London. what they do, where they fit in the map of London Councils is a cross-party organisation, funded London governance - and how you can find out and run by our member authorities to work on behalf of more information about them. them all, regardless of political persuasion. We also act We hope you find it useful to you in as the employers’ organisation for the 32 London your role. boroughs, providing advice, support and training, and representing them in negotiations. London Councils’ main policy decisions are taken by our Leaders’ Committee, which brings together the John O’Brien leaders of all member authorities. Chief Executive As the key co-ordinating body for London local London Councils government, London Councils has long made the case for greater devolution from central to local government; in February 2010 we launched the Manifesto for Londoners (see page 30) setting out how and why this should be a priority for a new government. 3 What we do A very brief London Councils’ purpose is to help local government successfully shape London as a world class city and best history of London serve its individual communities and localities. We are committed to helping ensure that London local government government has the freedom, resource, power and capacity to make life better for Londoners. We are a cross-party organisation, primarily funded The 32 London boroughs were created around and run by our member authorities to work on behalf of them all, regardless of political persuasion. We represent 45 years ago, at the same time as the old all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, as well Greater London Council (GLC). They replaced as the Metropolitan Police Authority and the London Fire the old London County Council and the and Emergency Planning Authority. metropolitan boroughs that had governed We strive to be: London since Victorian times. The City of • a highly respected and influential advocate and London, of course, is much older - it has lobbyist on behalf of London and its councils. governed the 'square mile' for about 700 years. We promote councils’ leadership of local communities, their services and we argue for the tools that they The boroughs and the GLC provided a two-tier system of require to do their job London government for 21 years, until the GLC was • a catalyst for effective sharing between boroughs abolished in 1986. Services previously provided by the – of practice, knowledge, people, information and GLC were then shared out between the boroughs, central services. Through Capital Ambition – our Regional government, and a new set of London-wide bodies. This Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP) arrangement continued until the formation of the Greater – we are instrumental in both challenging and London Authority (GLA) in 2000, which restored two-tier supporting London local government to improve local/regional government to the capital. performance and efficiency. The new bodies set up in 1986 on the demise of the • we also provide a range of clearly defined, high GLC were either incorporated into the new GLA, or quality services to Londoners and London merged to help form London Councils. organisations on behalf of boroughs; including our In April 2009 the Mayor and the chairman of London grants scheme and the Freedom Pass concessionary Councils signed the City Charter for London at the fares scheme. inaugural London Congress. The Charter sets out the The Manifesto for Londoners commitment of London boroughs and the GLA to work Launched in February 2010, The Manifesto for Londoners together more closely in order to improve the capital's sets out London Councils' case for the devolution of more public services and deliver better value for money for powers from Whitehall and quangos to London boroughs London taxpayers. to enable us to meet the economic and social challenge of doing more, and better, with less. The manifesto sets out why London is uniquely suited for devolution, looking at its strengths and notable successes as well as the difficulties posed by its diversity and inequality.

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To find out more, visit: out more, find To fairer Britain. fairer to promote equality and human rights, and to create a to create and rights, human and equality to promote to employers, service providers and public bodies in order bodies public and providers service to employers, rights. The organisation provides advice and guidance guidance and advice provides organisation The rights. sexual orientation, age, religion and belief, and human and belief, and religion age, orientation, sexual Commission (EOC) and assumed new responsibilities for responsibilities new assumed (EOC) and Commission Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Equal the (DRC) and Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights (CRE), the Equality Racial for It took over the role and functions of the Commission Commission the of functions and role took over the It To find out more, visit: out more, find To in October 2007. launched body, public departmental Liaison Panel. Liaison Equality and Human Rights Commission is a non- Commission Rights Human and Equality The Advisory Committee, and the Thames River Basin District Thames the and Committee, Advisory Defence Committee, Regional Environmental Protection Environmental Regional Committee, Defence nominate members. These include the Regional Flood Regional the include These members. nominate number of EA committees to whom boroughs can boroughs committees to whom EA of number to promote sustainable development. There are a are There development. sustainable to promote aim is to to protect and improve the environment, and environment, the improve and aim is to to protect London) is an executive non-governmental body whose body non-governmental is an executive London) The Environment Agency (whose Thames Region covers Region Thames (whose Agency Environment The Environment Agency Environment To find out more, visit out more, find To the historic environment. historic the English Heritage is the government’s statutory adviser on statutory adviser government’s the is Heritage English English Heritage English DEF... ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < udget plans (but only plans udget 15 www.gle.co.uk www.gle.co.uk www.london.gov.uk www.london.gov.uk GLE operates outside the framework of of framework the outside GLE operates There is a clear separation of powers between of is a clear separation There out by GLA is carried the work of the of Much Greater London Enterprise Greater (GLE) is London’s Enterprise London Greater is wholly and company, development economic City of the and 32 boroughs by the owned no receives commercially, operates It London. is constitutionally and subsidy public independent. apply to local that controls spending public in economic invests its profits and authorities initiatives. regeneration visit: out more, find To Greater London Authority Authority London Greater (GLA) is a Authority London Greater The authority, strategic democratically-elected (page Mayor the parts: two distinct comprising is Mayor 22). The (page Assembly 30) and Assembly while the Londoners, by elected directly (14 representing 25 elected members of consists party elected from rest the and constituencies vote). to total London-wide lists according an has Mayor The Assembly. the and Mayor the for vision an overall setting role, executive on a range clear strategies defining and London spatial air quality, (including issues of tourism, economic and culture development, while the waste), and transport development, with the act as scrutineers, members Assembly b Mayor’s power to veto the majority). with a two-thirds for Transport bodies, or functional executive four Agency Development London (TfL), the London (MPA) Authority Police Metropolitan the (LDA), Planning Emergency and Fire London the and (LFEPA). Authority visit: out more, find To 14 www.g15.org.uk www.gos.gov.uk/gol www.gos.gov.uk/gol

GOL’s key priorities are: improving London's economy London's improving are: priorities key GOL’s It represents, and delivers policies on behalf of, policies delivers and represents, It

To find out more: out more: find To their partners, and; supporting London authorities. London supporting and; partners, their improving local communities through boroughs and boroughs through local communities improving for London; reducing London's carbon footprint; London's reducing London; for proofing’ London by ensuring government policy works policy government by ensuring London proofing’ by creating jobs and investment in London; ‘future- in London; investment jobs and by creating the Ministry of Justice). Justice). Ministry of the for Transport, Department of Health, Home Office, and Office, Home Health, of Department Transport, for Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions, Department Pensions, and Work for Department Affairs, Change, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Food and Environment, for Department Change, Media and Sport, Department of Energy and Climate and Energy of Sport, Department and Media Children, Schools and Families, Department for Culture, for Department Families, and Schools Children, Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for Department Skills, and Innovation Business, Communities and Local Government, Department for Department Local Government, and Communities several central government departments (Cabinet Office, (Cabinet departments government central several

regional government offices throughout the country. the throughout offices government regional Government Office for London Office for Government a system of in 1994 as part of GOL was established To find out more, visit: out more, find To issues in London. regional, national and local government on housing government local and national regional, largest London housing associations who work with work who associations housing London largest G15 is the name of a group of 15 of some of the the of some of 15 of a group of name G15 is the G15 GHI... ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 17 www.idea.gov.uk Improvement and Development and Improvement Agency Agency Development and Improvement The by the owned company, a national (IDeA) is 19). (see page Association Local Government and improvement IDeA supports The works and in local government innovation to partners their and authorities with local part IDeA is practice. good share and develop group LGA the of visit: out more, find To udget of the HCA’s the of udget 16 www.helm.org.uk

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physical and social environment. environment. social and physical and improve quality of life by raising standards for the for standards life by raising of quality improve and affordable housing, bring land back into productive use productive back into land bring housing, affordable affordable homes and its aim is to provide funding for funding its aim is to provide and homes affordable England. Its role is to create thriving communities and communities thriving is to create role Its England. national housing and regeneration delivery agency for agency delivery regeneration and housing national To find out more visit: out more find To (HCA) is the Agency Communities and Homes The increased skill and confidence. confidence. skill and increased Homes and Communities Agency manage change in the historic environment with environment historic in the change manage working with key partners to provide the tools to the provide to partners key with working was set up by English Heritage in 2004 with the aim of in 2004 with the Heritage was set up by English affect the historic environment. The HELM programme The environment. historic affect the agencies and national organisations whose actions whose organisations national and agencies to decision makers in local authorities, regional in local authorities, makers to decision provides accessible information, training and guidance and training accessible information, provides HELM (Historic Environment Local Management) Environment HELM (Historic HELM www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/london To find out more, visit: out more, find To London Board. London each of the major political parties) sit on the HCA sit on the parties) political major the each of Strategy. Three London Councils members (representing members Councils London Three Strategy. works within a framework set by the Mayor’s Housing Mayor’s set by the works within a framework sub-committee of the main HCA Board, and HCA London and HCA Board, main the sub-committee of 11. The HCA London Board is chaired by the Mayor, as a Mayor, by the is chaired Board HCA London 11. The regions, with around £5 billion to invest during 2008- to invest during £5 billion around with regions, ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 2 / 1 19 www.lga.gov.uk www.lga.gov.uk The LGA describes itself as a voluntary describes LGA The leads on national LGA the lobbying, When five incorporates now Group LGA The Southwark Street. These are public meetings. public are These Southwark Street. visit: out more, find To www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/committees Association Local Government is the (LGA) Association Government Local The it Councils: London of equivalent national and in England councils all the represents in total. them 500 of nearly Wales, to promote that exists organisation lobbying in 1997 was formed It better local government. separate three the of a merger from metropolitan, that represented organisations councils. county and district while issues that affect local government, that on those concentrates Councils London to London. relevance have a particular The bodies: arm’s length previously Agency, Development and Improvement Local LACORS, Employers, Local Government for Centre Leadership The and Partnerships Local Government. out more,visit: find To Leaders’ Committee Committee Leaders’ Councils) (London is our Committee Leaders’ Councils’ London Committee, The body. decision-making main London each of leaders the includes which decisions takes and sets policy council, borough London affecting latest developments on the at 59 meets Committee The local government. 18 www.localleadership.gov.uk www.lacors.gov.uk www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

LACORS also lobbies on behalf of councils and ensure and councils on behalf of also lobbies LACORS

To find out more, visit: out more, find To charity and part of the LGA group. LGA the part of charity and Local Government but is an independent registered but is an independent Local Government The Leadership Centre is funded by Communities and by Communities is funded Centre Leadership The works to strengthen the overall leadership of places. places. of leadership overall the works to strengthen relationships across and within authorities. The centre The within authorities. and across relationships improve their skills and to strengthen local networks and local networks to strengthen and skills their improve developmental support to councillors to enable them to them to enable support to councillors developmental To find out more, visit: out more, find To provides Local Government for Centre Leadership The implemented. LACORS is part of the LGA group. LGA the is part of LACORS implemented. Local Government for Centre Leadership that legislation and government policy can be practically policy government and that legislation and private sector housing. private sector housing. and safety, hygiene and standards, animal health and welfare, and health animal standards, and hygiene safety, environmental protection, licensing and gambling, food gambling, and licensing protection, environmental regulation in the areas of trading standards, trading of areas in the regulation Coordinators Regulatory Services) promotes good promotes Regulatory Services) Coordinators LACORS (which is short for the Local Authority the for is short (which LACORS To find out more, visit: out more, find To LACORS page 21) 21) page authorities through Local Strategic Partnerships (See Partnerships Local Strategic through authorities those who cannot. They work in partnership with local with work in partnership They cannot. who those training for people who can work and financial help for help financial work and can who people for training Jobcentre Plus provides help and advice on jobs and on jobs advice and help provides Plus Jobcentre Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre JKL... ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 21 LSPs also develop Local Area Agreements Local Area LSPs also develop London Ambulance Service London Ambulance largest is the Service Ambulance London The with 70 world, in the service ambulance free cares It miles. 620 square covering stations every year. patients million than 1.5 more for by is managed and Trust, run as an NHS is It a of leadership the under Board, a Trust chairman. non-executive visit: out more, find To www.londonambulance.nhs.uk Local Strategic Partnerships Strategic Local non- (LSPs) are Partnerships Strategic Local public, together bring that statutory bodies within groups voluntary and community private, to work together area local authority same the All London people. to local services to improve and develop They have set up an LSP. boroughs Those strategy. community borough’s the agree council deprived 86 most in the established the from funding additional attract areas are 19 Of these, Fund. Renewal Neighbourhood in London. agreements three-year are These (LAAs). local authorities government, between central to identify to work together partners their and focus LAAs services. improve and local priorities Some funding. pooling and on aligning can also be funding government additional targets. stretching most available to support the visit: out more, find To www.communities.gov.uk or

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To find out more, visit: out more, find To London’s economy. London’s provision meets the existing and future needs of the of needs future and existing the meets provision employment in London and seeks to ensure that skills to ensure seeks and in London employment provides leadership in improving adult skills and adult in improving leadership provides London. The Board, chaired by the Mayor of London, of Mayor by the chaired Board, The London. long-term strategy for adult skills and employment in employment skills and adult for strategy long-term employer-led body that is responsible for delivering a delivering for that is responsible employer-led body To find out more, visit: out more, find To (LSEB) is an Board Employment Skills and London The GLA among others. GLA among Board London Skills and Employment from GOL, the MPA & MPS, London Councils and the the and Councils MPS, London & MPA GOL, the from across London. The Board includes representatives representatives includes Board The London. across serious youth violence and also the fear of violence fear of also the and youth violence serious work together to achieve the twin aims of reducing of twin aims the to achieve work together to improve the way agencies share information and information share way agencies the to improve The London Serious Youth Violence Board’s focus is focus Board’s Violence Youth Serious London The London Serious Youth Violence Board London Serious Youth ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 31 www.mpa.gov.uk www.mpa.gov.uk Before the MPA was created as part of the as part of was created MPA the Before monitor and to set targets are roles main Its the 12 from has 23 members, MPA The Metropolitan Police Authority Police Metropolitan that statutory body independent is an MPA The the work of supports the scrutinises and purpose is to hold main Its Police. Metropolitan an to ensure and to account commissioner the all for service police efficient effective and communities. London’s only to was accountable Met GLA in 2000, the Secretary. Home the plan, policing publish an annual performance, of discipline and appointment oversee the inquiries formal oversee officers, police senior their of implementation the and community to increase and recommendations, police. trust in London’s and confidence members, 11 independent and Assembly London Secretary Home by the directly appointed one an open recruitment through others the and the chair of vice and chair The campaign. London of Mayor by the appointed are Authority London by the (subject to confirmation representation, borough is no There Assembly). of member a (non-voting) is MPA the although Councils. London visit: out more find To udget for the Greater the for udget 30 www.londoncouncils.gov.uk www.londoncouncils.gov.uk udgets so that projects can be so that projects udgets

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• process the of leadership strategic for need fulfil the following functions: following constituted in December 2009, to encompass the in December 2009, to encompass constituted To manage this work in London, the RPG was formally the this work in London, manage To from April 2010. from Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to local authorities (LSC) to local authorities Council Skills and Learning commissioning 16-19 education would pass from the would pass from education 16-19 commissioning the government announced that responsibility for that responsibility announced government the year-old education and training in the capital. In 2007 in the training and year-old education new body that provides the strategic leadership for 14-19 for leadership strategic the that provides body new To find out more visit: out more find To (RPG) is a Group Planning Regional Councils’ London in sport and physical activity. physical in sport and (Education) Regional Planning Group committed to working together to increase participation to increase together committed to working partnerships, primary care trusts and other local agencies other trusts and care primary partnerships, governing bodies, clubs, schools and school sport school and schools clubs, bodies, governing operate as local networks of local authorities, national local authorities, of as local networks operate To find out more visit: out more find To They Central. and East, South, West North, London; and Hackney PCT. PCT. Hackney and in operating Partnerships five Pro-Active are There The area covering the City of London is part of the City the is part of London City of the covering area The (Sport) Partnerships Pro-Active own, except Sutton and Merton, which share a single PCT. a single share which Merton, Sutton and own, except receive 75 per cent of all NHS funding. funding. all NHS of 75 per cent receive hospitals, dentists, opticians and pharmacists. They pharmacists. and opticians dentists, hospitals, needs are met, for example, with sufficient doctors, with sufficient example, for met, are needs providing health and social care to ensure each area’s ensure to care social and health providing PCTs work with local authorities and other agencies other and local authorities work with PCTs Primary Care Trusts (Health) Trusts Care Primary PQR... ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 37 Sub Regional Partnerships (Housing) Sub Regional Partnerships partnerships sub regional five housing are There respective by their funded that are in London works Each sub region boroughs. constituent their to meet boroughs with its constituent work They objectives. strategy housing sharing region, sub the across collaboratively as well as resources, and expertise knowledge, ventures. joint undertaking visit: out more, find To www.londoncouncils/housing (Other) Sub Regional Partnerships together bring partnerships Sub-regional and voluntary sector, public business, various deliver to help groups community actively involve They policy. regional aspects of in economic engaged are and boroughs transport sport, health, planning, development, five in are There areas. service other and London North Forward, London Central London: Gateway Thames London the Alliance, Strategic and Partnership, South London the Partnership, Alliance. London West visit: out more, find To www.centrallondonforward.gov.uk www.nlsa.org.uk www.thames-gateway.org.uk www.southlondonpartnership.co.uk www.westlondonalliance.org

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To find out more visit: out more find To to excel at their chosen sport. chosen at their to excel grassroots sport and create opportunities for people for opportunities create sport and grassroots projects that will grow and sustain participation in sustain participation and that will grow projects Lottery and Exchequer funding in organisations and in organisations funding Exchequer Lottery and leading community sport system. It invests National sport system. It community leading www.skillsfundingagency.biz.gov.uk a world- of creation the on is focused Sport England To find out more, visit: out more, find To Sport England colleges and other skills providers. skills providers. other and colleges funding quickly and efficiently to further education to further efficiently and quickly funding education. The Agency's main function is to direct function main Agency's The education. provider for adult skills in England outside of higher of outside skills in England adult for provider Learning and Skills Council) is the single funding single is the Council) Skills and Learning The Skills Funding Agency (which replaces the old the replaces (which Agency Skills Funding The Skills Funding Agency Skills Funding STU... ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 39 www.tfl.gov.uk www.tfl.gov.uk Its role is to implement the Mayor’s Transport Mayor’s the is to implement role Its members whose by a Board is directed It Transport and Environment and Environment Transport Committee (TEC) of TEC oversees a range Councils’ London traffic and parking as such services operational weekend and night-time London the appeals, Services. Taxicard and Pass Freedom lorry ban, the are concerns boroughs’ London TEC also ensures of range a wide of development in the reflected environment and transport national and regions as waste. such polocies, visit: out more, find To www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/committees Transport for London for Transport body integrated (TfL) is the London for Transport system, capital’s transport the for responsible and Buses, London tube network, the including the also runs It Railway. Light Docklands the is and scheme, Charge Congestion London roads main of 580km network the for responsible all and in London), all roads of cent (about 5 per lights. traffic London’s of across services transport manage and Strategy capital. the who London, of Mayor by the appointed are chairs it. visit: out more, find To

www.dcsf.gov.uk/citychallenge/london To find out more, visit: out more, find To until 2011. until authorities. The London Challenge has been extended Challenge London The authorities. in London Challenge had helped schools and local and schools had helped Challenge in London schools have improved ‘dramatically’ and the investment the and ‘dramatically’ have improved schools capital. Ofsted reported in December 2006 that London capital. Ofsted reported in 2003 to improve standards in schools throughout the throughout in schools standards in 2003 to improve www.tenantservicesauthority.org that was launched boroughs and schools, government, To find out more, visit: out more, find To between central partnership is a Challenge London The and Local Government. Local Government. and The London Challenge appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities State for of Secretary by the appointed The Chairman and members of the TSA board are board TSA the of members and Chairman The 1 April 2010) local authority social housing. housing. social 1 April 2010) local authority maintenance across housing association and (from (from and association housing across maintenance and setting high standards of management and probity of housing associations, good governance governance good associations, housing of probity regulates social housing landlords, ensuring financial ensuring landlords, housing social regulates watchdog for the social housing sector. The TSA The sector. housing social the for watchdog Tenant Services Authority (TSA) is the government the is (TSA) Authority Services Tenant Tenant Services Authority Tenant ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWXYZ < 41 www.ymn.org.uk www.zerocarbonhub.org Zero Carbon Hub Zero day- set up to take partnership A public/private co- for responsibility operational to-day carbon zero low and of delivery the ordinating 2016 Taskforce, to the reports It homes. new minister. housing by the chaired visit: out more, find To Young Mayors Network Mayors Young Network Mayors Young in 2008, the Launched for group lobbying and acts as a forum at May As mayors. elected young democratically have elected young boroughs London 2010 four network. on the represented mayors visit: out more, find To

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To find out more, visit: out more, find To appointed by the government. government. by the appointed offending behaviour. The board has 12 members who are who 12 members has board The behaviour. offending them is safe, secure, and addresses the causes of their causes of the addresses and secure, is safe, them under the age of 18, and to ensure that custody for that custody to ensure 18, and of age the under offending and reoffending by children and young people young and by children reoffending and offending system in England and Wales. They work to prevent They Wales. and system in England To find out more, visit: out more, find To youth justice oversees the Board Justice Youth The to leisure and business visitors. business and to leisure Board Justice Youth Agency). Its main role is to promote and market London market and is to promote role main Its Agency). (via the Mayor of London and the London Development London the and London of Mayor the (via and from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Media Culture, for Department the from and activity. It receives funding from London Councils Councils London from funding receives It activity. funded by partnership subscriptions and commercial and subscriptions by partnership funded London. Established in 1963, it is a private company in 1963, it is a private Established London. Visit London is the official tourist organisation for tourist organisation official is the Visit London Visit London VWXYZ... The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Organisations www.mla.gov.uk Pro-Active Partnerships involved in… www.pro.activelondon Sport England Business and commerce www.sportengland.org/london The Federation of Small Business Visit London www.fsb.org.uk www.visitlondon.com

London CBI Economic development, employment www.cbi.org.uk and skills The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry www.londonchamber.co.uk Greater London Enterprise (GLE) www.gle.co.uk London First www.london-first.co.uk Jobcentre Plus www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Children’s social care The London Skills and Employment Board www.london.gov.uk/lseb London Safeguarding Children Board www.londonscb.gov.uk The Skills Funding Agency www.skillsfundingagency.biz.gov.uk The London Serious Youth Violence Board www.lsyvb.org.uk Education The Youth Justice Board www.yjb.gov.uk The Association of Colleges (London) www.aoc.co.uk Culture, sport and tourism Connexions www.connexions-direct.com The Arts Council www.artscouncil.org.uk The London Challenge www.dcsf.gov.uk/citychallenge/london Film London www.filmlondon.org.uk London Councils’ Regional Planning Group www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/ HELM (Historic Environment Local Management) childrenandyoungpeople/14-19 www.helm.org.uk

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42 43 Health Partnerships Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Local Area Agreements www.camhscares.nhs.uk www.localpriorities.communities.gov.uk Commissioning Support for London Local Strategic Partnerships www.csl.nhs.uk www.communities.gov.uk/lsp London Ambulance Service Regional Improvement and Efficiency www.londonambulance.nhs.uk Partnerships (RIEPs) London Health Observatory www.communities.gov.uk www.lho.org.uk www.capitalambition.gov.uk NHS London Sub-regional partnerships www.london.nhs.uk www.centrallondonforward.gov.uk www.nlsa.org.uk Housing www.thames-gateway.org.uk www.southlondonpartnership.co.uk G15 www.westlondonalliance.org www.g15.org.uk The Homes and Communities Agency Transport and planning www.homesandcommunities.co.uk London Councils’ TEC The London Housing Directors Group www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/committees www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/networks Transport for London The London Housing Federation www.tfl.gov.uk www.housing.org.uk The London Tenants’ Federation Royal Town Planning Institute www.londontenants.org www.rtpi.org.uk Tenant Services Authority www.tenantservicesauthority.org Waste and environment Zero Carbon Hub The Environment Agency www.zerocarbonhub.org www.environment-agency.gov.uk The London Climate Change Partnership 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games www.london.gov.uk/lccp London Organising Committee of the Olympic and The London Sustainable Development Paralympic Games. Commission www.londonsdc.org Olympic Board London Waste and Recycling Board Olympic Delivery Authority www.lwarb.gov.uk Olympic Park Legacy Company (all) www.london2012.com

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