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Hi, having looked at the Wiki page for London Councils, it is quite out of date (in particular for example the Execeutive Memebrs) but also a number of other changes that have taken place since this page was last updated in 2017. I am employed at London Councils and am happy to answer any questions or locate the relevcant sources but I've edited the text I think needs updating as below. Is it possible to have this page reviewed by a wiki editor? I am happy to answer any queries and locate sources as needed

London Councils is the collective of local government in London[1] local government association for Greater London, England. It is a cross-party organisation that represents London's 32 borough councils and the City of London. It was formed in 1995 as a merger of the London Boroughs Association and the Association of London Authorities. In April 2000 it gained further functions as strategic local government in London was reorganised. London Councils is a think tank and lobbying organisation, and also provides some services, including the Freedom Pass and Taxicard schemes and a pan-London Grants programme,[2]  directly through legislation that allows multiple local authorities to pool responsibility and funding. London Councils is based at 59½ Southwark Street. Its headquarters is due to move to 12 Arthur Street, London EC4R 9AB in 2024.[3]

History

The Association of London Government (ALG) came out of a merger between the

To coincide with the creation of the Greater London Authority, the ALG merged with the London Boroughs Grants Committee, the Greater London Employers Association, the London Housing Unit and the Transport Committee for London on 1 April 2000.

In October 2006 it changed its name from the Association of London Government to London Councils to avoid confusion with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Local Government Association (LGA).

Membership

The membership of London Councils comprises the 32

The GLA was a member of the ALG for a period, before Mayor Ken Livingstone fell out with leading councillors and withdrew.^{[citation needed]} The two organisations co-ordinate their work.

Executive and lead members

The members of the Executive Committee of London Councils is as follows[4][i]:^[2]

Cllr Georgia Gould  (Lab) - Chair -

Cllr Claire Holland (Lab) -  Deputy Chair

Cllr Nesil Caliskan  (Lab) - Executive member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care (including public health) - Acting Deputy Chair

Cllr Elizabeth Campbell (Con) Vice Chair

Cllr Gareth Roberts  (LD) - Vice Chair

Deputy Chris Hayward (City of London) - Vice Chair

Cllr Darren Rodwell (Lab) - Executive member for Regeneration, Housing and Planning

Mayor Jason Perry  (Con) - Executive member for London's Future: Business, Economy and Culture

Cllr Ian Edwards (Con) Executive member for Children and Young People

Cllr Jas Athwal (Lab) Executive member for Community Safety and violence against women and girls (Crime Prevention including Youth Safety)

Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE (Lab) Executive member for Skills and Employment

Cllr Kieron Williams (Lab) - Executive member for Transport and Environment and Climate Change

Group whips

·      Labour, Clyde Loakes, Labour, Waltham Forest

·       Conservative: Cllr. Paul Osborn (Harrow)

·       Lib-Dem: Cllr. Andreas Kirsch (Kingston)

·        Ravi Govindia, Conservative, Wandsworth

Purpose

London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners. A cross-party organisation, London Councils Shared Ambitions are agreed by our Leaders' Committee, comprising the Leaders and directly-elected Mayors of the boroughs and the Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee at the City of London Corporation.

It supports collaboration between boroughs as well as working as a trusted partner with central Government, the Mayor of London, the voluntary and business sectors, and public sector partners such as the NHS to achieve a better future for London and Londoners.

Its services include the Freedom Pass, Taxicard, Health Emergency Badge and a grants programme for voluntary sector organisations in London on behalf of our members and supports London Tribunals.[5]

London Tribunals (formerly the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service or PATAS) was established by the Road Traffic Act 1991 to provide administrative support to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators. The Service continues to provide this support under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and, since 2003, to the Road User Charging Adjudicators.

The adjudicators consider appeals against Penalty Charge Notices issued by the 33 London local authorities and Transport for London. For appeals against Penalty Charge Notices issued by authorities in England and Wales but outside London, visit www.trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.uk

The Service receives and processes appeals and schedules hearings.

London Tribunals also provides support for the hearing centre based at Chancery Exchange in Holborn.[6]

Lobbying

London Councils fights for more resources for London and is committed to getting the best possible deal for London's 33 councils. It also develops policy,

The direct services it provides on behalf of the boroughs, include the Freedom Pass providing more than a 1.2 million older, disabled and blind people free travel on London's buses, tubes and trains, and the Parking and Traffic Appeals (PATAS) service, the Taxicard and Lorry Control schemes, London Care Placements  and NOTIFY  – the service that helps homeless families access services. The grants committee provides funding for many local groups who work across London boroughs on issues such as employment, domestic violence, poverty and advocacy and also distributes grants.

Leadership

Chairman

The current Chair of London Councils is  Cllr Georgia GouldPeter John OBE, Labour Lleader of London Borough of CamdenSouthwark London Borough Council. Cllr Gould, who replaced Peter John OBE in September 2020Claire Kober on 7 June 2018.[IM3]

Previous chairs were:

·      Peter John OBE, Southwark, Labour 2018 – 2020present

·      Claire Kober, Haringey, Labour, 2016-2018

·      Mayor Jules Pipe, Hackney, Labour, 2010–2016

·      Merrick Cockell, Kensington and Chelsea, Conservative, 2006–2010

·      Mayor Sir Robin Wales, Newham, Labour, 2000–2006

·      

Leaders' Committee

London Councils is run by a committee made up of all the leaders of London's borough councils and formally meets three to four times a year to discuss and agree policy issues of importance to Londoners and their councils. [IM4] The committee is supported by a cross-party executive of twelve [7]eleven senior members,  which acts as a forum for detailed policy development. Each member of the executive holds a specific policy area portfolio. Politically, the Executive comprises councillors in proportion to the party representation on London councils.

Other committees

·      London Boroughs Grants Committee (from 1 April 2000)

·      Transport and Environment Committee (from 1 April 2000) took over Freedom Pass from Transport Committee for London.

·      London Housing Unit Committee (from 1 April 2000 until 31 March 2008) was a "sectoral joint committee" and not all London borough councils were members.

London Office of Technology and Innovation[8]

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) was established in July 2019 in recognition of the fact that collaboration is vital for enabling boroughs to use digital, data and innovation effectively to improve the lives of their residents.

Originally formed of 15 boroughs, LOTI’s record of delivery has led to its membership growing to include 27 boroughs, the Greater London Authority and London Councils. Today, it connects more than 1,000 local government colleagues online and in person, helping them to share knowledge, build capacity, run projects and influence change together.

The LOTI community is supported by a team hosted at London Councils. Its operations are funded by through an annual subscription from borough councils and grants from the GLA, London Councils and other partners.

In order to represent the best interests of its members, LOTI is technology and supplier agnostic. It does not favour or endorse the products and services of any one company. Nor does it procure technology on behalf of London boroughs. Its purpose is help ensure local government staff are good, informed and demanding customers of the best innovation the market can provide. Specifically, LOTI helps boroughs to:

·       Share knowledge about which suppliers and technologies serve them well

·       Implement procurement practices and contract terms that underpin important principles, such as interoperability

·       Take part in workshops about how technology can enable them to meet their specific service challenges

·       Meet as a group with a broad range of quality tech and service providers for early market engagement discussions through our partnership with techUK. (Please note we are not able to introduce individual companies to boroughs unless a member of the LOTI community wishes to recommend them to their peers.)

·       Engage with free or subsidised training offers from multiple suppliers

·       Speak en masse with major suppliers to share ideas, challenges or suggestions.

[1] This is how London Councils describes itself

[2] Added for clarity

[3] Updated info. The exact date of the move is to be confirmed

[4] The current info is out of date, The correct list of current executive members is available on London Councils website

[5] This is the current description of London Councils’ purpose

[6] This is the current (updated) description of London Tribunals

[7] The current list of Executive members is available on the London Councils’ website

[8]

[i] https://loti.london/

[IM1]London Care Placements service ceased April 2023

[IM2]Check status of NOTIFY

[IM3]Ref https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/21348304.camden-council-leader-georgia-gould-elected-chair-london-councils/

[IM4]Check how regularly Leaders now meets 2A00:23C5:CF8A:C001:CD0F:338A:D095:4DCA (talk) 11:04, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]