Agenda and minutes

Resolved – That the Minutes of the last Court are correctly recorded.

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor reported on his recent visits to Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

Resolved unanimously - That, on his retirement from this Honourable Court, the Members wish to place on record their very warmest thanks to:

Sir David Thomas Rowell Lewis, MA (Oxon) DL

for the service that he has given to the Corporation and to the City. Sir David was elected as Alderman for the Ward of Broad Street in 2001, to the Office of Sheriff in 2006 and became the 680^th Lord Mayor of this City in 2007.

Sir David brought the flair, individuality and verbal dexterity that only a Welshman could bring to the roles.  These attributes were accompanied by a sound knowledge of the City business community whom he represented so ably at the start of what became a very testing time for the financial City.

Sensible, pragmatic and with a keen sense of humour, Sir David served this City very well and when he stands down from Office later this month Members of this Court send to him, and Theresa, their very best wishes and our sincere hope that they have many cherished memories to take with them to Wales in what we hope will be a long, happy and healthy retirement from civic life in the City.

There was no statement.

Sundry documents were sealed with the Hospital Seal.

(A list of names, together with those of the nominators, has been separately circulated).

The Chamberlain, in pursuance of the Orders of this Court, presented a list of the under-mentioned persons who had made application to be admitted to the Freedom of this City by redemption:-

(The text of the measures and the explanatory notes may be obtained from the Remembrancer’s office.)

The Remembrancer’s report of measures introduced into Parliament which may have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation.

(The text of the measures and the explanatory notes may be obtained from the Remembrancer’s office.)

* denotes appointed.

(a)   One Member on the Livery Committee (one Common Councilman to be nominated for appointment by Common Hall).

Votes

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             51 *

Judith Lindsay Pleasance                            46

(b)   One Member on the Investment Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2015.

Votes

Michael Hudson                                          22

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          72 *

John George Stewart Scott, J.P.,B.A.(Hons)               WITHDRAWN

(c)   One Member on the Planning and Transportation Committee to fill a vacancy not taken by the Ward of Bassishaw for the coming year.

Votes

John Fletcher                                              57 *

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          19

Graham David Packham                              22

(d)   One Member of the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee to fill a vacancy not taken by the Ward of Bassishaw for the coming year.

Votes

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             18

Wendy Marilyn Hyde                                   67 *

Judith Lindsay Pleasance                            13

(e)   Two Members on the Community and Children’s Services Committee to fill vacancies not taken by the Wards of Bassishaw and Bridge for the coming year.

Votes

Randall Anderson                                       28

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             16

David John Bradshaw                                 31

Ibthayhaj Shadique Gani                              WITHDRAWN

Ann Holmes                                                43 *

Delis Regis                                                 53 *

(f)     One Member on the Audit and Risk Management Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2015.

Votes

Jamie Ingham Clark                                     61 *

Graeme Martyn Smith                                  30

(g)   One Member on the City of London Academy (Southwark) for a four year term to expire in May 2017.

Votes

Ibthayhaj Shadique Gani                              52 *

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          46

(h)   One Member on the City & Guilds of London Institute for a four year term to expire in May 2017.

Votes

* Kevin Malcolm Everett D.Sc.                     55 *

Dhruv Patel, A.C.G.I.                                   33

Graeme Martyn Smith                                  WITHDRAWN

(i)     One Member on

* denotes appointed.

(a)   One Member on the Livery Committee (one Common Councilman to be nominated for appointment by Common Hall).

Votes

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             51 *

Judith Lindsay Pleasance                            46

(b)   One Member on the Investment Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2015.

Votes

Michael Hudson                                          22

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          72 *

John George Stewart Scott, J.P.,B.A.(Hons)               WITHDRAWN

(c)   One Member on the Planning and Transportation Committee to fill a vacancy not taken by the Ward of Bassishaw for the coming year.

Votes

John Fletcher                                              57 *

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          19

Graham David Packham                              22

(d)   One Member of the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee to fill a vacancy not taken by the Ward of Bassishaw for the coming year.

Votes

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             18

Wendy Marilyn Hyde                                   67 *

Judith Lindsay Pleasance                            13

(e)   Two Members on the Community and Children’s Services Committee to fill vacancies not taken by the Wards of Bassishaw and Bridge for the coming year.

Votes

Randall Anderson                                       28

John Alfred Barker, O.B.E., Deputy             16

David John Bradshaw                                 31

Ibthayhaj Shadique Gani                              WITHDRAWN

Ann Holmes                                                43 *

Delis Regis                                                 53 *

(f)     One Member on the Audit and Risk Management Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2015.

Votes

Jamie Ingham Clark                                     61 *

Graeme Martyn Smith                                  30

(g)   One Member on the City of London Academy (Southwark) for a four year term to expire in May 2017.

Votes

Ibthayhaj Shadique Gani                              52 *

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie                          46

(h)   One Member on the City & Guilds of London Institute for a four year term to expire in May 2017.

Votes

Kevin Malcolm Everett D.Sc.                       55 *

Dhruv Patel, A.C.G.I.                                   33

Graeme Martyn Smith                                  WITHDRAWN

(i)     One Member on the

(a) One Member on the Standards Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2016.

Nominations received:-

Nigel Kenneth Challis

Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Ann Marjorie Francescia Pembroke

(b) One Member on the Board of Governors of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for three year term to expire in April 2016.

Nominations received:-

Ann Holmes

Jeremy Paul Mayhew, M.A., M.B.A. 

(c) One Member on Bridewell Royal Hospital for the balance of a term expiring in November 2018.

Nomination received:-

John Fletcher

(a) One Member on the Standards Committee for the balance of a term to expire in April 2016.

Nominations received:-

Nigel Kenneth Challis

Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Ann Marjorie Francescia Pembroke

Read.

(b) One Member on the Board of Governors of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for three year term to expire in April 2016.

Nominations received:-

Ann Holmes

Jeremy Paul Mayhew, M.A., M.B.A. 

 Read.

The Court proceeded, in accordance with Standing Order No.10, to ballot on the foregoing vacancies.

The Lord Mayor requested the Chief Commoner and the Chairman of the Finance Committee, or their representatives, to be scrutineers of the ballots.

Resolved – That the votes be counted at the conclusion of the Court and the results printed in the Summons for the next meeting.

(c) One Member on Bridewell Royal Hospital for the balance of a term expiring in November 2018.

Nomination received:-

John Fletcher

Read.

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared John Fletcher to have been appointed on the Bridewell Royal Hospital.

(d) One Member on the Guild Church Council of St Lawrence Jewry for the balance of a  term to expire in January 2014.

Nominations received:-

Gregory Percy Jones, Q.C.              

Judith Lindsay Pleasance      

Read.

(e) One Member on the City of London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for a balance of a term to expire in May 2016.

Nominations received:-

John Fletcher                                     

James Henry George Pollard, Deputy          

Read.

The Court proceeded, in accordance with Standing Order No.10, to ballot on the foregoing vacancies.

The Lord Mayor requested the Chief Commoner and the Chairman of the Finance Committee, or their representatives, to be scrutineers of the ballots.

Resolved – That the votes be counted at the conclusion of the Court and the results printed in the Summons for the next meeting.

Letter of Nicholas Richard Maybury Hilliard, QC thanking the Court for the resolution passed following the announcement of his appointment as Common Serjeant.

Read.

Hugh Morris asked a question of the Chairman of the Planning & Transportation Committee regarding car parking restrictions within the City of London.

In reply the Chairman outlined the aims of the City’s parking control policy which were, primarily, to manage the kerbside space effectively, efficiently and equitably. He added that this current approach, set out within the Parking and Enforcement Plan, was approved by the Court in 2007 following extensive consultation and debate.

The Chairman outlined that the current street parking regime was a simple one which prevented parking on double yellow lines and allowed vehicles within the City to park in designated bays during the day, wait legally on single yellow lines over night (Monday to Friday from 7pm to 7am) and wait legally on single yellow lines from 11am on Saturday to 7am on Monday. He concluded by underlining that this simplified approach was easy to understand and had reduced signs and street clutter.

In response to a supplementary question from Hugh Morris, the Chairman thanked the Member for keeping him appraised of his discussions with Officers. He stated that, whilst he remained supportive of the City’s current simple and clear approach to parking restrictions, this could be re-examined in certain locations. The Chairman was pleased to report that Officers had now undertaken to look into the parking restrictions within the vicinity of Mitre Street, and that the Planning & Transportation Committee would receive a report on this matter in the near future.

There were no Motions.

There was no report.

(The Revd. Dr Martin Raymond Dudley)

10 May 2013

Review of commissioning and procurement of residential, nursing and supported living care arrangements

In December 2012 your Committee considered the first phase of the supported living review, which had been undertaken as part of a wider programme of measures to implement the Department’s Commissioning Strategy between 2011 – 2014. This review investigated the ways the City Corporation supported vulnerable people to maintain their independence and highlighted the current use and costs of residential, nursing and supported living care. 

In order to complete the review of residential, nursing and supported living provision an extension of an existing contract is needed with one of the City Corporation’s providers of supported living accommodation, Angel Support Ltd. This contract is currently worth around £705,000 annually.  In accordance with paragraph 25 of the City’s Procurement Regulations 2012 this extension requires the approval of the Court of Common Council and would be effected by a deed of variation to the current appointment.

We submit a printed and circulated report thereon and we recommend approval thereof.

COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE

(The Revd. Dr Martin Raymond Dudley)

10 May 2013

Review of commissioning and procurement of residential, nursing and supported living care arrangements

In December 2012 your Committee considered the first phase of the supported living review, which had been undertaken as part of a wider programme of measures to implement the Department’s Commissioning Strategy between 2011 – 2014. This review investigated the ways the City Corporation supported vulnerable people to maintain their independence and highlighted the current use and costs of residential, nursing and supported living care. 

In order to complete the review of residential, nursing and supported living provision an extension of an existing contract is needed with one of the City Corporation’s providers of supported living accommodation, Angel Support Ltd. This contract is currently worth around £705,000 annually.  In accordance with paragraph 25 of the City’s Procurement Regulations 2012 this extension requires the approval of the Court of Common Council and would be effected by a deed of variation to the current appointment.

We submit a printed and circulated report thereon and we recommend approval thereof.

Read and agreed to.

(George Marr Flemington Gillon)

19 April and 15 May 2013

HOSPITALITY WORKING PARTY OF THE POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

(George Marr Flemington Gillon)

19 April and 15 May 2013

In accordance with the arrangements approved by the Court on 21 June 2001 for the approval of applications for the use of Guildhall, we now inform the Court of the following applications which have been agreed to:-

In accordance with the arrangements approved by the Court on 21 June 2001 for the approval of applications for the use of Guildhall, we now inform the Court of the following applications which have been agreed to:-

Received.

The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) is the national body representing the collective interests of professional orchestras throughout the UK.  The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and Barbican Centre are both members of the ABO.  Their annual conference includes over 350 delegates from orchestras based in the UK and abroad, plus representatives of funding agencies, venues, agents, publishers and suppliers.

At the conclusion of the first day of their conference, on 29 January 2014, the opportunity could be taken to invite speakers and delegates attending the ABO conference, key individuals from the City’s cultural organisations and principal stakeholders with an interest in the arts to an early evening reception in Mansion House and we so recommend, with the arrangements being left in the hands of the Barbican Centre Board and the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

(This would be a Committee event.)

The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) is the national body representing the collective interests of professional orchestras throughout the UK.  The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and Barbican Centre are both members of the ABO.  Their annual conference includes over 350 delegates from orchestras based in the UK and abroad, plus representatives of funding agencies, venues, agents, publishers and suppliers.

At the conclusion of the first day of their conference, on 29 January 2014, the opportunity could be taken to invite speakers and delegates attending the ABO conference, key individuals from the City’s cultural organisations and principal stakeholders with an interest in the arts to an early evening reception in Mansion House and we therefore recommend that this happen, with the arrangements being left in the hands of the Barbican Centre Board and the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

(This would be a Committee event).

Read and agreed to.

The Attorney General for England and Wales, Dominic Grieve, QC, MP, is the senior Law Officer charged with providing legal advice to the Government.  The role includes supervision of the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and Treasury Solicitor’s Department.

The Attorney General is to give a speech in the Livery Hall, on a date to be arranged in late September or early October, on the subject of the value of the rule of law.  Topics likely to be covered include the contribution of legal services to the City’s economy and the role of English law in international trade and finance. 

We recommend that the opportunity be taken to invite a number of those attending the speech, including executive or partner-level legal, financial and business sector representatives, senior regulators and the judiciary, government representatives, academics and prominent legal journalists to a reception afterwards and that the arrangements be left in the hands of the Policy and Resources Committee with the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

 (This would be a Committee event)

The Attorney General for England and Wales, Dominic Grieve, QC, MP, is the senior Law Officer charged with providing legal advice to the Government.  The role includes supervision of the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and Treasury Solicitor’s Department.

The Attorney General is to give a speech in the Livery Hall, on a date to be arranged in late September or early October, on the subject of the value of the rule of law.  Topics likely to be covered include the contribution of legal services to the City’s economy and the role of English law in international trade and finance. 

We recommend that the opportunity be taken to invite a number of those attending the speech, including executive or partner-level legal, financial and business sector representatives, senior regulators and the judiciary, government representatives, academics and prominent legal journalists to a reception afterwards and that the arrangements be left in the hands of the Policy and Resources Committee with the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

 (This would be a Committee event).

Read and agreed to.

The 9^th World Islamic Economic Forum is due to be held in London, the first time the conference has been held outside a Muslim country.  The conference theme for the 2013 Forum is “Changing World: New Relationships” with a focus on Islamic banking and finance, technology infrastructure development, health, exports, education and youth.  

The event will provide a good opportunity to build trade and investment links and to promote the City of London as the European centre for Islamic finance.  Recently, significant emphasis has been placed on developing the UK’s Islamic finance sector through the launch by the Government in March 2013 of the Islamic Finance Taskforce, in which the City of London plays an important role.  The event will provide an opportunity for the City to further its engagement with the Islamic finance sector and to develop links across the wider areas of trade, mutual investment and education. 

We recommend that, on Monday 28^th October, next, speakers at the Forum, delegates, senior business executives, a number of Government representatives (Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UKTI, Department for International Development) and other key stakeholders be invited to a welcome reception in the Old Library with the arrangements being left in the hands of the Policy and Resources Committee with the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

 (This would be a Committee event.)

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The 9^th World Islamic Economic Forum is due to be held in London, the first time the conference has been held outside a Muslim country.  The conference theme for the 2013 Forum is “Changing World: New Relationships” with a focus on Islamic banking and finance, technology infrastructure development, health, exports, education and youth.  

The event will provide a good opportunity to build trade and investment links and to promote the City of London as the European centre for Islamic finance.  Recently, significant emphasis has been placed on developing the UK’s Islamic finance sector through the launch by the Government in March 2013 of the Islamic Finance Taskforce, in which the City of London plays an important role.  The event will provide an opportunity for the City to further its engagement with the Islamic finance sector and to develop links across the wider areas of trade, mutual investment and education. 

We recommend that, on Monday 28^th October, next, speakers at the Forum, delegates, senior business executives, a number of Government representatives (Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UKTI, Department for International Development) and other key stakeholders be invited to a welcome reception in the Old Library with the arrangements being left in the hands of the Policy and Resources Committee with the cost being met from within the approved cost parameters.

 (This would be a Committee event).

 Read and agreed to.