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Key Issues 151: 8 October 2008
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London Community Interest Company
London Councils has launched the London Community Interest Company (CIC), a social enterprise to provide strategic support services to the capital's deaf and disabled people's organisations. London Councils has also agreed funding of £285,000 annually for four years to support the Company's development.
Read London Councils' press release
Contact: Clare Kiely, policy and grants manager
Planning Bill
London Councils has raised concern over government proposals to allow an unelected Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) to make decisions on large-scale planning applications. The proposals stand at odds with CLG's White Paper outlining the need for greater involvement of local people in the decisions which affect their communities.
Read London Councils' press release
Read more about the White Paper
Contact: Ruth Bradshaw, head of infrastructure policy
London Government Directory 2009
The 2009 London Government Directory containing details of London borough councillors, chief officers, MPs, MEPs and other London organisations is being delivered to councillors and senior council officers in the capital this week. Additional copies are available to order at £35 (£17.50 to London borough councillors and voluntary sector organisations). The 2009 directory data is also available, free, online.
Access the 2009 directory online
Contact: Laura Compton, publishing officer
Cabinet reshuffle
The government has confirmed a series of new appointments following the latest Cabinet reshuffle. These include the appointments of Margaret Beckett MP to Minister of State for Housing and Sadiq Khan MP to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State within Communities and Local Government.
Read more about CLG ministerial appointments
Contact: Oliver Hatch, public affairs manager
Permission for paving
Residents who want to pave a front garden will need local authority planning permission from this month. The new planning law follows a report commissioned by the London Assembly, 'Crazy Paving', which argued that London's green space should be formally protected to tackle flooding and other environment problems in the capital.
Read the London Assembly's press release
Read the 'Crazy Paving' report
Contact: Ruth Bradshaw, head of infrastructure policy
