Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Nicholas Lyons, Alderman Vincent Keaveny, Aldermen Prem Goyal, Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney and Alderwoman Jennette Newman.

There were no declarations.

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 7^th February 2023.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 7 February 2023.

RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 7 February 2023 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

To approve the Aldermanic nominations for appointments onto the City Corporation’s committees in 2023/2024.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk concerning nominations for the appointment of Aldermen on City of London Corporation Committees for 2023/24 as of 27^th  April 2023.

The Chairman reported that the appointments presented here for formal approval were the result of conversations with individual Aldermen. He highlighted that there was one outstanding appointment still to be determined for the Planning and Transportation Committee but that he would finalise this under delegated authority ahead of the April Court of Common Council meeting.

Resolved: - That the Aldermen:

i)                Approve the nominations set out in the report and authorise their submission to the Court of Common Council at its meeting on 27^th April 2023, excluding the appointments to the Honourable Irish Society which will had been settled separately on 9th March 2023; and

ii)               Delegate authority to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen to approve any necessary revisions to the list of appointments.

The Chairman to be heard.

The Committee considered the appointment of an Aldermanic Almoner to Christ’s Hospital.

The Town Clerk reported that this was an appointment within the gift of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen but explained that any appointee put forward would also then need to be ratified by the Council of Christ’s Hospital.

The Chairman reported that Common Councillor Jamal Banda was in nomination for this appointment and was very enthusiastic about taking up the position. He also highlighted that Alderman Goyal would be stepping down as an Aldermanic Almoner in September 2023 and that this would therefore necessitate a further nomination in due course.

An Alderman articulated that this appointment did not necessarily need to be made from within the Court of Aldermen but could be drawn from the wider Court of Common Council.

Resolved :- That Jamal Banda be put forward to the Council of Christ’s Hospital as in appointment for the position of Aldermanic Almoner.

There were no questions.

There were no additional, urgent items of business for consideration.

MOTION - That, in accordance with the Court of Aldermen’s Disclosure Arrangement (Standing Order 25), the public shall be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen have determined, having had due regard to the Disclosure Arrangement, that disclosure should not be permitted.

RESOLVED - That, in accordance with the Court of Aldermen’s Disclosure Arrangement (Standing Order 25), the public shall be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen have determined, having had due regard to the Disclosure Arrangement, that disclosure should not be permitted.

To approve the non-public minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 7^th February 2023.

The Committee considered the non-public minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 7^th February 2023.

A report of the Remembrancer.

The Committee considered a report of the Remembrancer relative to the petition of the Company of Nurses to be constituted as a Livery Company of the City of London and related documents.

The Chairman and Alderman Ian Luder to be heard.

The Committee discussed voting methods at the Nominations Committee of the Court of Aldermen concerning progression to the Mayoralty and Shrievalty.

To note the outstanding actions in respect of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen’s work programme.

The Committee considered the Non-Public Outstanding Actions List which had been updated since the last meeting on 7^th February 2023.

RESOLVED: - That –

(i)      the Non-Public Outstanding Actions List be noted; and

(ii)     that completed items be removed from the list.

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Strategy Group Two to be heard.

Members of Strategy Group Two, focused on Internal Priorities were given the opportunity to update the Committee on their work and progress against various actions.

There were no questions raised in the non-public session.

The Committee discussed forthcoming Annual Wardmotes and Equality of Arms in non-public session.