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The following items of urgent business were raised;

·         The Chairman shared a note from Alderman Rt Hon the Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, QC and Commonwealth Secretary-General, who expressed her thanks to the Committee for the allocation of £25,000 to Team Rubicon UK’s Hurricane Dorian Appeal.

·         After tabling two supporting documents from the Local Government Association and London Councils, the Chamberlain provided a brief overview of the impact of the Government’s 4^th September Spending Review on local government financing. The Chairman, whilst recognising that, at least in the short-term, the settlement was good news, emphasised that getting the longer-term fundamentals into shape still required a great deal of focus. In response to a query about whether (and if so when) transitional relief would be established, the Chamberlain responded that arrangements were still to be confirmed.

·         The Committee endorsed the Chairman’s proposal to appoint Alderman Gregory Jones to serve on the Procurement Sub-Committee for the remainder of 2019/20.     

·         The Chairman confirmed that, unlike in recent years, the October Finance Committee meeting would be retained this year.