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London Councils' Directory 2007 A GUIDE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN LONDON London Councils (formerly the Association of London Government) 591/2 Southwark Street, London SE1 0AL Tel: 020 7934 9999 Fax: 020 7934 9991 ISBN: 1 85494 121 6 Price £35.00* September 2006 *£17.50 to London boroughs & voluntary organisations 1 2 CONTENTS About us 7 Greater London Employment Forum 11 Grants Committee 12 Leaders’ Committee 10 Staff 14 Transport and Environment Committee 13 London Government A brief history 17 Recent changes to London’s government 17 The London boroughs 19 Borough election results 2006 21 Town Hall addresses 24 About the data 27 The London boroughs Barking and Dagenham 28 Barnet 33 Bexley 40 Brent 46 Bromley 52 Camden 58 Croydon 63 Ealing 69 Enfield 76 Greenwich 82 Hackney 89 Hammersmith and Fulham 95 Haringey 100 Harrow 107 Havering 113 Hillingdon 119 Hounslow 125 Islington 132 Kensington and Chelsea 137 Kingston upon Thames 143 Lambeth 150 Lewisham 156 Merton 161 Newham 166 3 CONTENTS The London boroughs (continued) Redbridge 173 Richmond upon Thames 181 Southwark 188 Sutton 195 Tower Hamlets 201 Waltham Forest 208 Wandsworth 214 Westminster 222 City of London 228 Greater London Authority 236 London Development Agency 239 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority 241 Metropolitan Police Authority 244 Transport for London 246 London MPs 247 London MEPs 249 Government departments 250 London local government professional associations 253 Health care in London 256 London Learning and Skills Councils 262 Other useful addresses 265 Media 291 Index 304 Cover image: NASA 4 London Connects brings together public, voluntary and private agencies to deliver better joined-up electronic services for London’s residents, businesses and visitors, through: • Your London: the public service portal • Joint procurement • Shared infrastructure • Collaborative projects • Annual London e-Government Conference • Workshops • Support for the 2012 Olympics For more information visit www.londonconnects.gov.uk For London public services visit: www.yourlondon.gov.uk or contact London Connects 591/2 Southwark Street London SE1 0AL Tel: 020 7934 9789 E-mail: [email protected] 5 The numbers don’t speak for themselves. 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To find out more about what we can offer you, visit www.tns-global.com/uk/social email [email protected] or [email protected] 6 ABOUT US London Councils (formerly the Association of London Government) was formed in April 2000 from a merger of the five borough-funded London-wide bodies that remained outside the new Greater London Authority. These were the previous ALG, the Greater London Employers’ Association, London Boroughs Grants, the London Housing Unit, and the Transport Committee for London. Most of the staff from these five organisations moved into offices at 59½ Southwark Street, close to London Bridge, in March 2001. London Councils represents all 32 London boroughs, the City of London, the Metropolitan Police Authority and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, which all pay an annual subscription to cover the organisation's running costs. London Councils is consulted formally by the Government and is in an ideal position to advise on a wide range of issues relating to local government and other matters of concern to Londoners. It also works closely with the national Local Government Association and with many private, voluntary and public sector bodies. Our main functions are to: • Provide a single voice for our member authorities, where possible; • Lobby for adequate resources and the best deal for the capital; • Lead on policy formulation and debate on key issues affecting London and Londoners; • Act as the employers’ organisation for the London councils, providing advice, support and training and representing them in negotiations; • Provide specialist housing advice and analysis on behalf of the 24 boroughs which pay an extra subscription; • Allocate more than £28 million in grants to voluntary organisations serving more than one borough; and • Provide or manage certain London-wide transport and traffic services. These include the Freedom Pass, which allows more than a million older and disabled people to travel free on London’s buses, tubes and trains. Our main policy committee is the Leaders’ Committee, made up of the leaders of the 33 London councils. Following the May 2006 elections, no single party has a majority on the Leaders’ Committee. A new Executive has been formed as a forum for detailed policy development. The executive comprises 11 7 ABOUT US – continued councillors in proportion to party representation on London Councils and most hold a portfolio such as housing or crime. More information is available at www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Each of the three main parties represented on London Councils has a political adviser. Organisation structure There are eight main divisions within London Councils. Details of their roles and functions are listed below. The European service is run under contract by Greater London Enterprise. Central and Support Services: Internal finance and administration, IT support, and reception. Communications and Public Affairs: Media relations, parliamentary affairs, conferences and seminars, publications (including the London Bulletin, London Housing and this London Councils' Directory) and various websites. Corporate Strategy and Performance: Business planning, performance improvement, staff development, personnel. CSP also runs the main member meetings and leads on special projects and equalities issues. Housing Policy: All aspects of housing, including policy work, housing benefit and specific services to 24 boroughs subscribing to the LHU Committee. Local Government Finance: All aspects of local government finance, including central grants and council tax. Improvement and Employment: Acts as the local authorities’ employers’ representative for London, and negotiations with the local government unions on pay and conditions. The division provides a research and intelligence service to boroughs on all aspects of human resources, and gives help and advice on organisational development, best value and best practice. IE also hosts the London Centre of Excellence and Capital Ambition. 8 ABOUT US – continued Social Policy and Grants: Covers many policy areas including community safety, culture and tourism, economic development and regeneration, education, health and social care, refugees and asylum seekers. The section is also responsible for allocating £28 million a year in grants to more than 400 voluntary organisations. Transport, Environment and Planning: Transport and planning policy, traffic and parking enforcement (including managing the London Lorry Control Scheme), concessionary fares and regulatory and environmental issues. The concessionary fares schemes include the £213 million a year Freedom Pass that provides more than a million older and disabled people with free public transport, and Taxicard that offers subsidised taxi travel to nearly 58,000 disabled Londoners.The section also operates the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service (PATAS) and is responsible for appointing independent lawyers as adjudicators to consider appeals against liability for parking and other penalty charge notices issued by the London authorities. The adjudicators handle more than 45,000 appeals a year. PATAS handles a similar number of congestion charge appeals on behalf of Transport for London. 9 LEADERS' COMMITTEE Chairman Cllr Merrick Cockell CON (Kensington & Chelsea) Deputy Chairman Cllr Stephen Carr (Bromley) CON Vice Chairmen Mayor Steve Bullock (Lewisham) LAB Cllr Sean Brennan (Sutton) LIB DEM Michael Snyder (City of London) IND BOROUGH REPRESENTATIVE PARTY Barking & Dagenham Liam Smith LAB Barnet Mike Freer CON Bexley Ian Clement CON Brent Paul Lorber LIB DEM Bromley Stephen Carr CON Camden Keith Moffitt LIB DEM Croydon Mike Fisher CON Ealing Jason Stacey CON Enfield Michael Rye CON Greenwich Chris Roberts LAB Hackney Jules Pipe LAB Hammersmith & Fulham Stephen Greenhalgh CON Haringey George Meehan LAB Harrow Chris Mote CON Havering Michael White CON Hillingdon Ray Puddifoot CON Hounslow Peter Thompson CON Islington James Kempton LIB DEM Kensington & Chelsea Merrick Cockell CON Kingston upon Thames Derek Osbourne LIB DEM Lambeth Steve Reed LAB Lewisham Steve Bullock LAB Merton David Williams CON Newham Sir Robin Wales LAB Redbridge Alan Weinberg CON Richmond upon Thames Serge Lourie LIB DEM Southwark Nicholas Stanton LIB DEM Sutton Sean Brennan LIB DEM Tower Hamlets Denise Jones LAB Waltham Forest Clyde Loakes LAB Wandsworth Edward Lister CON Westminster Sir Simon Milton CON City of London Michael Snyder IND LFEPA Valerie Shawcross LAB MPA Len Duvall LAB 10 GREATER LONDON EMPLOYMENT FORUM Chairman TBC Deputy Chairman