London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

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The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) is a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and was established under the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Its principal purpose is to run the London Fire Brigade.

The 17 members of LFEPA are appointed annually by the Mayor of London. Eight are nominated from the London Assembly, seven from the London Boroughs and two are Mayoral appointees.

It was formerly known as the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (LFCDA) and had been under the direction of the Greater London Council (GLC). In 1986 when the GLC was disbanded, the LFCDA became a joint-board, made up of councillors appointed from the London boroughs. The LFCDA was reconstituted under its current name on July 3, 2000, coming under the control of the newly created Greater London Authority.

Chronology

• 2010 London Wide Union Strikes, Fire Brigade Union Members goes on strike.
• 2008 Fire fighter Jason Toal wins in successful court case/tribunal against the London Fire Brigade, having been subjected to a long campaign of racist bullying and discrimination.
• 2007 to pres Ron Dobson
• 2003 to 2007 Sir Ken Knight
• 1991 to 2003 Brian Robinson(first commissioner)
• 1987 to 1991 Gerald Clarkson
• 1980 to 1987 Ronald Bullers
• 1976 to 1980 Peter Darby
• 1970 to 1976 Joseph Milner
• 1962 to 1970 Leslie Leete
• 1948 to 1962 Sir Frederick Delve
• 1941 to 1948 all fire brigades nationalised
• 1939 to 1941 DCO Jackson (Firebrace seconded to the Home Office)
• 1938 to 1941 Aylmer Firebrace
• 1933 to 1938 Major Cyril Morris
• 1918 to 1933 Arthur Dyer
• 1909 to 1918 Lieutenant Commander Sampson Sladen RN
• 1903 to 1909 Rear Admiral Hamilton
• 1896 to 1903 Captain Wells
• 1891 to 1896 James Sexton Simmonds (resigned)
• 1861 to 1891 Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
• 1833 to 1861 James Braidwood, director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (died in action)

Extract from: London Fire Brigade - key dates

Controversy

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 minority Londoners on the authority." The Evening Standard reported that the mayor's political opponents were likely to seek a High Court injunction to reverse the decision. A compromise was eventually reached whereby the Mayor replaced one of the male Conservative London Assembly Members, Robert Blackman, with Angie Bray and appointed the London Councils' nominations on a temporary basis until August. These appointments were extended to June 2008.

Members

• Cllr Brian Coleman AM FRSA, (Chairman and Leader), Conservative, London Assembly representative Barnet and Camden constituency

• Cllr Colin Aherne, Labour, Borough representative London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

• Cllr Liaquat Ali, Labour, Borough representative, London Borough of Waltham Forest

• Cllr Tony Arbour, AM, Conservative, London Assembly representative, South West Constituency

• Cllr Gareth Bacon, AM, Conservative, London Assembly representative, London-wide

• Mr David Cartwright, Conservative, Mayoral appointee

• Cllr Mike Fisher, Conservative, Borough representative, London Borough of Croydon

• Cllr Susan Hall, Labour, Borough representative, London Borough of Harrow

• Cllr Maurice Heaster, Conservative, Borough representative, London Borough of Wandsworth

• Cllr Darren Johnson, Green, London Assembly representative, London-wide Member

• Cllr Crada Onuegbu, Labour, Borough representative London Borough of Lewisham

• Mr Murad Qureshi AM, Labour, London Assembly representative, London-wide Member

• Cllr Navin Shah AM, Labour, London Assembly representative, Brent and Harrow constituency

• Cllr Terry Stacy JP, Liberal Democrat, Borough representative London Borough of Islington

• Mr Richard Tracey JP AM, (Vice-Chairman) Conservative, London Assembly representative, Merton and Wandsworth Constituency

• Mr Mike Tuffrey AM, Liberal Democrat, London Assembly representative, London-wide Member

• Alderman Simon Walsh, Mayoral appointee

See also

• Fire authority
• Fire service in the United Kingdom
• London Fire Brigade

References

• http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23561576-race-claim-firemans-colleagues-put-eggs-in-his-boots.do
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1063896/Racist-crews-filled-black-colleagues-helmet-urine-bullying-campaign.html#ixzz14ngPNnoI
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1375233/I-was-the-victim-of-a-racist-witch-hunt-says-fireman.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1063896/Racist-crews-filled-black-colleagues-helmet-urine-bullying-campaign.html#ixzz129N05Fc7
• http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23561576-race-claim-firemans-colleagues-put-eggs-in-his-boots.do
• http://www.metro.co.uk/news/331005-firefighter-s-years-of-race-hate-abuse
• http://www.firewestyorkshire.com/ukworldnewsarchjune08.htm

External links

• LFEPA