Leadership
The Chairman of London Councils, since the Labour Party regained control in 2010, is Mayor Jules Pipe CBE of the London Borough of Hackney. Previously Labour's Lord Toby Harris (of Haringey) was Chair from 1995 to 2000 and Sir Robin Wales, directly elected Labour Mayor of Newham, was chair from 2000 to 2006. Merrick Cockell of Kensington and Chelsea served as Chairman between 2006 and 2010, the first Conservative to do so.
In 2008, a new directorate of London Councils was formed: Capital Ambition. This was formed from the merger of the previous London Centre of Excellence, London Connects and London's regional improvement and efficienty partnership, Capital Ambition. Over the three-year period (2008-11), Capital Ambition provided funding for projects run by London's authorities and local strategic partnerships that were designed to deliver efficiencies, improve performance and support innovative ways of working. Capital Ambition is now closed to new applications for funding although funding for some existing projects will continue until 2015.
London Councils is run by a committee made up of all the leaders of London's borough councils and meet each month (except August) to discuss and agree policy issues of importance to Londoners and their councils. The committee is supported by a cross-party executive of eleven senior members which acts as a forum for detailed policy development. Each member of the executive holds a specific policy area portfolio. Politically, the Executive comprises councillors in proportion to the party representation on London councils.
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