The Commission's Report
The commission issued its report on 29 September 1894. The report began by summarising the attempts to reform London government since 1835 and then laid out the general principles on which the area should be governed in future. There was general agreement among the witnesses called by the commission that a two-tier structure was needed, consisting of a "central body" and a number of "local authorities". The commissioners identified four questions that needed to be answered in order to carry out the reorganisation:
- What should be the constitution and functions of the central body?
- How should the powers, duties and property of the existing corporation be dealt with?
- What should be the constitution and functions of the local authority for the City and other areas of the Metropolis?
- What should the relationship between the local authorities and the central body?
The main part of the report was accordingly divided into four sections, with detailed proposals on each of these issues.
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