Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a Report of the Town Clerk which provided information of the action taken by the Town Clerk since the last meeting of the Committee, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, in accordance with Standing Orders 41(a) and 41(b). The decisions related to the Eight Authority Pool and a donation from the Committee’s International Disaster Fund to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DECs) Afghanistan Crisis Appeal.

A Member emphasised that the Eight Authority Pool had been approved the proviso that it would be in place for one year, with the intention that the Pool would revert to a pan-London initiative in 2023/24.

The Chairman thanked the Chamberlain for her and her team’s work on this, it should be noted that four of the six most deprived boroughs in Greater London were part of the Pool and this initiative would go some way to alleviate the immediate financial pressures in those boroughs.

A Member asked for some more detail around the usual process for the approval of donations from the International Disaster Fund. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman outlined the recent history of the Fund and the processes undertaken. The Chairman added that, in general, we waited for an announcement from the DEC or the British Red Cross that an appeal was being launched before considering a donation.

Mark Wheatley highlighted his recent meeting with Paul Amadi, Chief Supporter Officer for the British Red Cross about how they could work more closely with the City and the Livery Companies; in particular, they were looking to collaborate with businesses within the insurance sector. Mr Wheatley would share more details with Members in due course.  

RESOLVED – That the Committee noted the Report.