Agenda item

To consider the report of the Clerk.

The Committee discussed the Terms of Reference as set out in the agenda, noting the proposed changes. The following points were made, in response to Member queries:

-        The City of London Police Museum does not currently have a home. Options are being considered and will be presented to the Committee during 2025 (including a space at the London Museum), and those contents are currently in secure storage;

-        Updates on the CoL Police Museum and the Lord Mayor’s coaches would be welcome; and

-        There are mechanisms by which the Committee can be sighted on the work of Destination City, including the Deputy Chair’s membership of the Destination Advisory Board.

Members noted that the proposed phrase in brackets in (a) that includes the phrase “encompassing Destination City” and “relevant strategy” did not necessarily align with agreements made during 2024 on the governance and accountability around Destination City, could be ambiguous, and could potentially encroach on the territory of other Committees. Members agreed that the phrase could be removed.

A Member commented on the benefits of the Committee being involved in Planning decisions where culture elements are proposed, referencing the Cultural Planning Framework in particular, and that the Committee would benefit from being one of the consultees in respect of any relevant planning application.

In response to a question on why the CoL Police Museum was not expecting to be sited at the Salisbury Square development, the meeting noted that there did not appear to be sufficient space for the Museum at the development.

RESOLVED, That a Forward Agenda be set out that covers updates on every element of the Terms of Reference (in its final agreed form), to be submitted to each meeting. 

RESOLVED, That delegated authority be granted to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chair and Deputy Chair, to fine-tune the wording in section (a) and make any other amendments as deemed to be relevant.