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Report 7a of the 22 November 2007 meeting of the MPA Committee and sets out the proposed response to the Mayor of London’s consultation on his 2008/09 draft component budget for the MPA.

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2008/09 Budget - response to Mayor's budget consultation

Report: 7a
Date: 22 November 2007
By: Director of Strategic Finance for the Commissioner and the Treasurer.

Summary

This report sets out the proposed response to the Mayor of London’s consultation on his 2008/09 draft component budget for the MPA.

A. Recommendations

Members are invited to:

Joint-PPR Committee and Finance Committee
1. To consider and recommend to the Full Authority on 22 November 2007 the response to the Mayor of London’s consultation on his 2008/09 draft component budget for the MPA and the inclusion of information on the Delivering More Together Programme (Appendix 3) in the 2008/09 budget submission.

Full Authority
1. To consider any representations or comments by the joint PPR Committee and Finance Committee and agree the response to the Mayor of London’s consultation on his 2008/09 draft component budget for the MPA and the inclusion of information on the Delivering More Together Programme (Appendix 3) in the 2008/09 budget submission.

B. Supporting information

1. The draft 2008-11 budget submission to the GLA is considered at item 5 on this agenda.

2. On 8 November 2007 the Authority received a letter, dated 2 November 2007, from the Mayor of London consulting the Authority on his proposed 2008/08 draft component budget for the MPA. This letter is attached at Appendix 1.

3. The response to the Mayor’s proposals is attached in Appendix 2.

4. The Mayor’s guidance, in particular, asks for information on assessment and explanation of the quantifiable financial benefits expected to be secured by collaborative working with other members of the GLA group (Delivering More Together). Additional information on this issue is included in Appendix 3 and approval is sought to add this to the Authority’s 2008/09 budget submission.

Environmental and health implications

5. Environmental and health implications are integral to the MPA/MPS business planning process. Environmental and health objectives are summarised in the draft corporate business plan and more detail on MPS activity is included in Appendix 2 (section 21) of the supporting documentation.

C. Race and equality impact

Equality and diversity implications are integral to the MPA/MPS business planning process and work is underway to ensure that equalities impact assessments are undertaken as appropriate throughout the business planning process. Diversity objectives are summarised in the draft corporate business plan and more detail on MPS activity is included in Appendix 2 (section 20) of the supporting documentation.

D. Financial implications

Financial implications are wholly contained within the 2008/09 budget submission.

E. Background papers

2008-11 Draft Budget Submission

F. Contact details

Report authors: Anne McMeel – Director of Strategic Finance.

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

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