London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

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London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

Abbreviation| LFEPA
Predecessor| London Fire and Civil Defence Authority
Successor| London Fire Commissioner
Formation| 3 July 2000
Founder| Greater London Authority Act 1999
Dissolved| 1 April 2018
Type| Fire authority
Legal status| Functional body
Purpose| Make key decisions on London Fire Brigade strategy, policy and budget
Headquarters| London Fire Brigade
Location|

* Union Street, Southwark, SE1 0LL

Region served

| London

Membership

| 17 appointed members

Chair

| Dr Fiona Twycross AM

Parent organisation

| Greater London Authority
Website| LFEPA

The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) was a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA), established under the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Its principal purpose was to run the London Fire Brigade. The 17 members of LFEPA were appointed annually by the Mayor of London. Eight were nominated from the London Assembly, seven from the London boroughs and two were Mayoral appointees. It replaced the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority, on 3 July 2000.

Under the Policing and Crime Act 2017, LFEPA was abolished in April 2018 and replaced with the London Fire Commissioner, a new governance arrangement within the Greater London Authority.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Members
* 2 Controversy
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Members[edit]

Members for 2016/17 were as follows:[2]

Member  | Party  | Appointment

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Cllr Tony Arbour JP, AM  | Conservative  | London Assembly
Cllr Gareth Bacon AM  | Conservative  | London Assembly
Cllr Fiona Colley  | Labour  | Borough
Cllr Leonie Cooper AM  | Labour  | London Assembly
Cllr Emma Dent Coad | Labour  | Mayoral
Andrew Dismore AM  | Labour  | London Assembly
Cllr Florence Eshalomi | Labour  | London Assembly
Cllr Susan Hall  | Conservative  | Borough
Cllr Sarah Hayward | Labour  | Borough
Cllr Jack Hopkins  | Labour  | Borough
Cllr Mehbood Khan  | Labour  | Mayoral
David Kurten AM  | UKIP  | London Assembly
Cllr Oonagh Moulton  | Conservative  | Borough
Cllr Caroline Russell AM  | Green  | London Assembly
Dr Fiona Twycross AM  | Labour  | London Assembly
Cllr Martin Whelton  | Labour  | Borough
Cllr Amy Whitelock Gibbs  | Labour  | Borough

The current chair is Dr Fiona Twycross, who was appointed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in May 2016.[3]

## Controversy[edit]

In June 2007 the Labour Mayor, Ken Livingstone, refused to re-appoint all but one of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat LFEPA members on the grounds that "the nominations failed to tackle the under representation of women and Black, Asian and ethnic Londoners on the authority."[4] The Evening Standard reported that the mayor's political opponents were likely to seek a High Court injunction to reverse the decision.[citation needed] A compromise was eventually reached whereby the Mayor replaced one of the male Conservative London Assembly Members, Bob Blackman, with Angie Bray and appointed the London Councils' nominations on a temporary basis until August.[5] These appointments were extended to June 2008.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Governance - London Fire Commissioner". www.london-fire.gov.uk.
2. ^ Brigade, London Fire (14 November 2011). "London Fire Brigade - Authority and Committees". moderngov.london-fire.gov.uk.
3. ^ "London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals majority of top team are women". BBC News. 24 May 2016.
4. ^ "Greater London Authority - Press Release". Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
5. ^ "LFEPA Nominations Go-Ahead | MayorWatch®". Archived from the original on 8 February 2008.

## External links[edit]

* LFEPA
* Babcock International wins contracts with LFEPA for maintenance of vehicles and equipment
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* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1375233/I-was-the-victim-of-a-racist-witch-hunt-says-fireman.html
* http://www.metro.co.uk/news/331005-firefighter-s-years-of-race-hate-abuse

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Greater London Authority functional bodies

Current|

* GLA Land and Property (GLAP)
* London Fire Commissioner (LFC)
* London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
* London and Partners (L&P)
* Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
* Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
* Transport for London (TfL)

Former|

* London Development Agency (LDA)
* London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA)
* Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA)

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