Issue - meetings

The Leader of the Council introduced a report on an updated Inter-Authority Agreement relating to Local London, the partnership programme established in 2016 with the aim of securing local benefits and sustainable growth for the geographical areas of its participating local authorities and developing opportunities for devolution in the north-east London sub-region.

The Leader outlined the key benefits of the Council’s involvement in Local London and advised that the London Borough of Bromley wished to join the existing membership which comprised of Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.  It was noted that the London Borough of Redbridge would continue as the Accountable Body for the partnership.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham enters into a new Local London Inter-Authority Agreement (incorporating the Memorandum of Understanding and Terms of Reference) agreed to by the Local London Partnership Members, as set out at Appendix A to the report;

(ii)  Agree the continued discharge of functions jointly through the creation of a new Local London Joint Committee as outlined in Schedule 2 to the Local London Inter-Authority Agreement at Appendix A to the report;

(iii)  Agree that the Council continues to contribute £50,000 as an annual membership fee for the duration of its membership of Local London; and

(iv)  Agree the following appointments to the Local London Joint Committee for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 municipal years:

·  Member: Councillor D Rodwell, Leader of the Council;

·  Substitute Member: A Cabinet Member nominated by the Leader, as required.