Item 6 - Covid 19 - Recovery and Renewal (E8/20)

Summary: 
This report provides an overview of:

a) The role London local government in the formal Transition and Recovery structures.

b) The work the Executive commissioned to capture the political and professional learning from member councils on the Covid 19 response.

c) Potential steps to ensure that borough priorities become more central to London Councils’ work on recovery and renewal.
 
Recommendations: 
The Executive is asked to:
1. Note the update provided in the report attached at appendix A on the Transition Board and the Recovery Board.

2. Note the finding of the surveys to capture political and professional perspectives from member councils on the Covid 19 response and emerging recovery and renewal strategies; provided in the report attached as appendix B

3. Comment on the questions set out in paragraph 8.

4. Give an initial steer on priorities for engagement with:

a) The Transition and Recovery Programmes

b) The Devolution and Recovery White Paper and other key submissions to Government that have potential strategic impact on London local government.

5. Consider commissioning Lead Members and officers to ‘flesh out’ propositions for potential longer-term opportunities arising from the learning associated with the Covid 19 response. You may subsequently wish to consider the balance of our priorities given the competing demands.