Issue - meetings

The Leader presented a report on the formal establishment of the North East London Strategic Alliance (NELSA) whose key purpose was to develop and articulate a clear vision for north east London and to provide strategic leadership to ensure that a shared vision was realised.

The Leader referred to some of the key initiatives being discussed by NELSA Leaders, which included the lobbying of Government to encourage the devolution of powers to bodies such as NELSA and the extension of the Crossrail 2 project further along the east London riverside.  Responding to a point about the alignment of boundaries for healthcare provision across London, the Chief Executive commented that different boundaries were necessary for different types of services but he concurred with the view that the devolution of healthcare responsibilities was the way forward. 

The Leader also announced that he had been appointed as London Councils’ Shadow Portfolio Holder for Health and would be one of its members on the London Health Board.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham joins and participates as a member of NELSA on the terms set out in the report;

(ii)  Agree that the Council enter in to and sign up to the NELSA Partnership Protocol, contained at Appendix A to the report, the Inter-Authority Agreement, contained at Appendix B to the report, and any other necessary documents to be entered into by or between the six participating Boroughs in order to facilitate the Council’s membership of NELSA; and

(iii)  Approve the appointment of the Leader of the Council as the Council’s nominated representative on NELSA and the two Deputy Leaders as nominated substitutes in the event of the Leader being unable to attend a NELSA meeting.