Agenda item

Joint report of the Remembrancer and the Director of Open Spaces, approved by the Open Spaces and City Gardens Committee on 13 October 2014 and the Epping Forest and City Commons Committee on 3 November 2014.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Remembrancer and the Director of Open Spaces that outlined officer discussions which had taken place concerning possible modifications to the legislation governing the City of London Corporation’s Open Spaces.

The Director of Open Spaces advised that this report was an introduction to the project, which will continue over the next 24 months. Members were advised that this informal consultation stage would involve the views of consultative committees and local interest groups.

The Remembrancer added that, once local views had been sought and considered, officers would present a detailed set of proposals to the relevant Committees. The earliest date for depositing a Private Bill in Parliament would be in November 2015.

RESOLVED – That officers be instructed to test the views of local interest groups on possible modifications to Open Spaces legislation.