Agenda item

Report of the City Remembrancer.

The Committee received a report of the City Remembrancer, concerning the provisions of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, also known as “Martyn’s Law” and any implications for the City of London Corporation, City of London Police and the Police Authority Board.

A Member sought reassurance that the security of the Lord Mayor’s Show was proportionate and well considered, given that it was not qualified as an event under the Bill, and in the context of recent events in New Orleans. The response was that the legislation was defining locations and venues as a defined ticketed area, which the Lord Mayor’s Show was not. However, this was not to say that the Lord Mayor’s Show would not be reviewed within the lens of the Bill.

RESOLVED – That the report be received, and its contents noted.