William Eichler 03 April 2025

London’s boroughs call for ‘seat at the table’ in devo settlement

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London’s local authorities have called for joint decision-making arrangements between the mayor and the capital’s boroughs as part of a new devolution settlement.

London Councils said the creation of a ‘Combined Board’ model – made up of the Mayor of London and London Councils’ Executive Committee – would bring the capital in line with mayoral combined authorities.

The cross-party body warned that without implementing joint decision-making arrangements, London’s boroughs would become the only councils without a formal say over the strategic authority for their region.

Cllr Claire Holland, chair of London Councils, said: ‘The prospect of more devolved powers and funding to the capital is an exciting one – but we must ensure London’s devolution settlement works as effectively and efficiently as possible.

‘Giving boroughs a seat at the table and a proper say in regional decision-making will put us in a far stronger position to tackle the challenges we face as a city and drive growth in London.’

A statement on London Councils’ website said the forthcoming English Devolution Bill was a ‘golden opportunity’ to modernise devolution in the capital a quarter of a century after the last devolution settlement.

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