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Mayor's Office City Hall The Queen's Walk More London London SE1 2AA Switchboard: 020 7983 4000 Minicom: 020 7983 41 57 Web: www.london.gov.uk Chair of the C/O Mark Roberts Our ref: Executive Director Assembly Secretariat Date: 7 May 2007 City Hall The Queen's Walk London SE1 2AA

Dear Chair

Appointment to the office of chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

In accordance with Schedule 4A of the CLA Act 1999, 1 am writing to inform you of my proposed appointment of Brian Coleman AM to the office of chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority with effect from 17 June 2008.

The relevant details are:

(a) Name: Brian Coleman

(b) Address: CLA, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA

(C) Office: Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

(d) Reasons for appointment: Brian Coleman has served on Barnet Council since 1998 for Ward and is currently the Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Community Safety. He is a former Chairman of the Friends of Israel and a Governor of Ravenscroft School and of Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys. A Methodist, he is a trustee of the Finchley Charities and President of Hendon and Edgware District Scouts, as well as being an active Rotarian. He has also acted as Chairman of the North London Waste Authority. I am sure he will make an excellent Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority having served on the Authority with distinction over the last eight years and acted as Vice Chair for the last four. I commend him to the Assembly as my nominee for this distinguished office.

I/ Mayor of London

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