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• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Tony Devenish AM: In my five years on the Assembly, of all the Mayoral bodies it comes up time and time again that LLDC in terms of community engagement is not terribly responsive. “Opaque” is another word I have been asked to use, “tick box consultation”. I wanted to read back to you a letter that one of your team had written to a community group only very recently where you had to hold your hands up because you had not uploaded an awful lot of documents related to the application on the online planning register. You did not apologise...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): Yes, thank you. Can I start my question to Sir Peter? It is going back to a Plenary Assembly meeting that we had on 2 November 2017. The issue was raised there about the timeline which you are working to in order to return the planning powers that you either see as being on loan or borrowed from the Olympic boroughs of Hackney, Waltham Forest, Newham and Tower Hamlets. I have met with local councillors representing wards in all of these boroughs and spoken to some senior representatives and a group of residents, and they...

• Reference: 2019/17040
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Your Ten Year Plan and Five Year Strategy both contain policies to improve inclusion for Londoners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). How is this work progressing, including but not limited to your physical accessibility programme?

• Reference: 2019/17041
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

You have set targets for a diverse LLDC workforce, including BAME people, women and people with disabilities. How did you determine these targets and what progress has been made towards achieving them?

• Reference: 2019/17042
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

How are you ensuring that your work with local schools benefits the most vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

• Reference: 2019/20670
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): We will now go to section 4 of the agenda, and that is the question and answer session on the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). We have with us today Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair of the LLDC, and Ms Lyn Garner, Chief Executive of the LLDC. Our questions to you both will be on the work and policies of the LLDC. Welcome to the meeting. To give a brief explanation, there are three lead-off questions and Assembly Members may ask supplementary questions after each question has been answered. Before asking the first question, however...

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Tony Devenish AM: Could I ask Lyn, as a regeneration professional what really struck you first when you took over the job and got into the detail this spring?