Agenda and minutes

Court of Aldermen - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 12.30 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Gemma Stokley Email: gemma.stokley@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items

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Question - That the Minutes of the last Court are correctly recorded? PDF 274 KB

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Minutes:

Resolved: - That the minutes of the Court of Aldermen held on 14^th May 2024 were correctly recorded.

[The minutes of the Court of Common Council were on the table.]

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Resolutions on retirements, Congratulatory Resolutions, Memorials etc.

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Resolved Unanimously:- That ,the sincere congratulations of the Court be offered to former Lord Mayor, ALDERMAN NICHOLAS LYONS, for his recent Knighthood awarded in His Majesty the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of services to the Financial Sector, the Growth Economy and to Financial Literacy.

Resolved Unanimously:- That, the sincere congratulations of the Court also be offered to ALDERMAN ALISON GOWMAN who was also recognised in His Majesty the King’s Birthday Honours, receiving a CBE for Public Voluntary Services and Sustainability.

Resolved Unanimously:- That, on the occasion of her retirement, Members of this Court take great pleasure in conveying to:

Alderwoman Susan Jane Pearson

its most sincere appreciation of the service that she has given to the City Corporation and, in particular, to this Court, over the past two years.

Her service with the Corporation began when she was first elected to the Court of Common Council for the Ward of Cripplegate in 2017. Subsequently, in 2022, she was admitted to this Court as Alderman for that same Ward. In this role, she has provided leadership to the eight councillors in her Ward, with whom she has forged an effective alliance to collectively work for the good of their constituents.

An architect by trade, for the last 20 years of her professional career she specialised in airport planning and design and was the first woman board member of the British Aviation Group.

Sue settled as a resident in Cripplegate in 2006 and quickly became well-known amongst her neighbours here as a very proactive member of the community, particularly during the pandemic lockdown periods where, amongst other things, she was instrumental in the running of the Square Mile Foodbank and supporting elderly and vulnerable residents. When first standing for election as a Common Councillor in the Ward, Sue polled 558 votes

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The Comptroller and City Solicitor to report the result of the Wardmote held on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024 for the election of an Alderman for the Ward of Cripplegate

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Minutes:

The Comptroller & City Solicitor reported the result of the Wardmote held on 3^rd July 2024 for the Election of an Alderman for the Ward of Cripplegate.

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Presentation of new Alderwoman-Elect for the Ward of Cripplegate

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Minutes:

Alderwoman-Elect Elizabeth Ann King was formally presented to the Court of Aldermen.

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Applications for the Freedom of the City PDF 194 KB

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Minutes:

The Chamberlain presented the names of two-hundred and fourteen persons to be made free of this City, and it is Ordered that they be admitted into the Freedom of this City accordingly, as follows:-

Name: Occupation: Address: Company:

Maurice Abboudi	an Entrepreneur	Westminster, London	Entrepreneurs
Adekemi Adesola Adebajo	a Financial Services Director	Redhill, Surrey	International Bankers
William John Agnew	a Trading Federation Managing Director	Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland	Glass Sellers
Jessica Helen Lucy Aiers	a Communications Manager	Islington, London	Curriers
Iain Robert Paris Aitchison	an Architect	Newham, London	Arbitrators
Debra Aldous	a Company Secretary	Hammersmith & Fulham, London	Chartered Secretaries & Administrators
Catherine Jane Allen	a Chiropractic Association Chief Executive Officer	Hampshire	Marketors
Faye Louise Allen	a Quantity Surveyor	Oxfordshire	Arbitrators
Dr Rachael Fiona Ambury	a Diamond Researcher	Oxfordshire	Armourers & Brasiers
Nicola Catherine Arcedeckne-Butler	a Wine Merchant Director	Hampshire	Vintners
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas James Armitage	an Army Officer	Perth and Kincross, Scotland	Loriners
Susan Sheila Attwood	a Dispensing Optician and Senior Lecturer	Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire	Spectacle Makers
Nicholas Austen-Smith	a Principal Contractor Company Director	Haringey, London	Masons
Simon Thomas Baer	a Medical Practitioner, retired	East Sussex	Apothecaries
William Joseph Bangs	a Bank Manager, retired	Essex	Joiners & Ceilers
Jimmy Shaun Barnard	an Investment Manager	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Engineers
Douglas Edward Barnett	a Risk Management Director	Glasgow, Scotland	Firefighters
Keith Malcolm Bear	a Business School Fellow, retired	Bromley, London	Information Technologists
Professor Adam Jason Beaumont, DL	a Technology Company Director	North Yorkshire	Entrepreneurs
James Robert Billingham	a Media and Communications Consultant	Greenwich, London	Communicators
Kate Lorraine Bishop	a Chief Human Resource Officer	Berkshire	Human Resource Professionals
Kim Catherine Blake	a University Lecturer	Dorset	Fan Makers
Phillipe Rene Blangey	a Public Relations Advisory Owner	Benglen, Switzerland	Joiners & Ceilers
Robin Graham Booth	a Property Developer	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent	Carmen
Emma Louise Bould

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Applications of the following to be recorded as a Freeman of the City, and in the Company Named:

Name: Company:

Michael James Edward Shaw Polak Drapers

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Minutes:

Application of the following to be recorded as a Freeman of the City in the Company named:-

Name Company

Michael James Edward Shaw Polak Drapers

Read and Agreed to.

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Report - General Purposes Committee of Aldermen

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Minutes:

It was reported that the General Purposes Committee of the Court of Aldermen had met earlier today and, as part of its deliberations, had considered and approved a report of the City Remembrancer setting out the case for the conferring on the Royal Regiment of Scotland the status of an Associated Regiment of the City of London. This was therefore now put as a formal recommendation to the Court of Aldermen for approval.

Resolved: - That the Court of Aldermen approve that the Royal Regiment of Scotland be recognised as an associated regiment of the City of London.

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