Agenda item

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 4 March 2025.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 4 March 2025.

RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 4 March 2025 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

Chairman’s Congratulatory Remarks

The Chairman reported that Alderman Prem Goyal had been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at the Federation of Small Businesses – the UK’s leading organisation representing and advocating for a community of over 500,000 small businesses and the self-employed.

Alderman Robert Howard informed the Committee that he had joined The Army Central Fund, the British Army’s in-house charity that cared for the welfare of soldiers in the UK and around the world.

The Committee joined the Chairman in offering their congratulations. The Committee were encouraged to continue to feed in news of any similar achievements/accolades worthy of note.

The Chairman also reported that Alderman Prem Goyal had successfully returned as Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, with Alderwomen Elizabeth King as Deputy Chair. The Chairman also informed the Committee that had had been returned as Chairman of the Barbican Centre Board for the year ensuing. The Committee joined the Chairman in wishing luck to any other Aldermen still to stand for Chair and / or Deputy Chair positions in the forthcoming meetings.