The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) was a functional body of the

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(GLA), established under the

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. Its principal purpose was to run the

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. The 17 members of LFEPA were appointed annually by the

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. Eight were nominated from the

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, seven from the

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s and two were Mayoral appointees. It replaced the

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, on 3 July 2000. Under the

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, LFEPA was abolished in April 2018 and replaced with the

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, a new governance arrangement within the Greater London Authority.

Members

Members for 2016/17 were as follows: The current chair is Dr

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, who was appointed by

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in May 2016.

Controversy

In June 2007 the Labour Mayor,

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, 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." The ''

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'' 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,

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, with Angie Bray and appointed the

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' nominations on a temporary basis until August. These appointments were extended to June 2008.

References

External links

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