The London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee was established in 1924 to advise the

Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agen ...

on issues concerning traffic and transport in the

London Traffic Area The London Traffic Area was established by the London Traffic Act 1924 to regulate the increasing amount of motor traffic in the London area. The LTA was abolished in 1965 on the establishment of the Greater London Council. The traffic area ext ...

. It was abolished in 1965. The purpose of the Committee, as stated in the Act was ''"giving advice and assistance in manner provided by this Act to the Minister of Transport... in connection with the exercise and performance of his powers and duties in relation to traffic within the... London Traffic Area..."''

Establishment, 1924

The Committee was created, along with the Traffic Area, by the

London Traffic Act 1924 The London Traffic Act 1924 (14 & 15 Geo.5, C. 34) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was stated to be the ''facilitating and improving the regulation of traffic in and near London''. Background The Londo ...

. The membership was appointed by both national and local government as follows: *1 by the

Secretary of State for Home Affairs The secretary of state for the Home Department, otherwise known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The home secretary leads the Home Office, and is responsible for all national s ...

*2 by the

London County Council London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today kno ...

*1 by the Corporation of the

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London fr ...

*2 (jointly) by the councils of the

metropolitan boroughs A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolit ...

of the

County of London The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government A ...

*1 (jointly) by the county councils of

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

*1 (jointly) by the county councils of

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

*1 (jointly) by the corporations of the

county borough County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent ter ...

s of

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

East Ham East Ham is a district of the London Borough of Newham, England, 8 miles (12.8 km) east of Charing Cross. East Ham is identified in the London Plan as a Major Centre. The population is 76,186. It was originally part of the Becontree Hun ...

West Ham West Ham is an area in East London, located east of Charing Cross in the west of the modern London Borough of Newham. The area, which lies immediately to the north of the River Thames and east of the River Lea, was originally an ancien ...

*1 representative of the

Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...

, appointed by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs *1 representative of the

City of London Police The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of the London region, ou ...

appointed by the City Corporation *1 appointed by the Minister of Transport The members of the Committee were to appoint a chairman themselves.

Reconstitution, 1933

The Committee was reconstituted by the

London Passenger Transport Act 1933 London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...

, and membership increased to forty members: *1 by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs *1 by the Minister for Transport *6 by the London County Council: *1 by the Corporation of the City of London *1 by the Council of the

City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and London boroughs, borough in Inner London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It occupies a large area of cent ...

*6 by the councils of the remaining metropolitan boroughs *2 by the

Middlesex County Council Middlesex County Council was the principal local government body in the administrative county of Middlesex from 1889 to 1965. The county council was created by the Local Government Act 1888, which also removed the most populous part of the coun ...

*2 by the Essex County Council *1 by the Kent County Council *1 by the Surrey County Council *1 (jointly) by the Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire County Councils *1 by the Council of the County Borough of Croydon *1 by the Council of the County Borough of East Ham *1 by the Council of the County Borough of West Ham *1 the Secretary of State for Home Affairs to represent the Metropolitan Police *1 the Secretary of State for Home Affairs to represent county and borough police forces in the London Traffic Area *1 by the Corporation of the City of London to represent the City Police *2 by the

London Passenger Transport Board The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for local public transport in London and its environs from 1933 to 1948. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and brand was Lond ...

*2 by the amalgamated railway companies *5 by the

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"after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit to represent the interests of labour engaged in the transport industry within the London Traffic Area" *1 by the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the Board and the amalgamated railway companies) providing or using mechanically-propelled road vehicles within the London Traffic Area" *1 the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the Board and the amalgamated railway companies) providing or using horse-drawn road vehicles within the London Traffic Area" *1 the Minister for Transport, "after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of the taxi-cab industry within the London Traffic Area"

Reconstitution, 1960

The Committee was reconstituted a second time by the

Road Traffic Act 1960 A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...

, to better represent the variety of road-users:Road Traffic Act, 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2 c.16), Schedule 2 * 1 by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs * 1 by the Minister for Transport * 6 by the London County Council: * 1 by the Corporation of the City of London: * 1 by the Council of the City of Westminster: * 6 by the councils of the remaining metropolitan boroughs: * 2 by the Middlesex County Council: * 1 by Essex County Council: * 1 by the Kent County Council: * 1 by the Surrey County Council: * 1 by the Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire County Councils: * 1 by the Council of the County Borough of Croydon: * 1 by the Council of the County Borough of East Ham: * 1 by the Council of the County Borough of West Ham: * 1 by the Secretary of State to represent the metropolitan police: * 1 by the Secretary of State to represent county and borough police forces in the London Traffic Area: * 1 by the Corporation of the City of London to represent the City police: * 4 by the

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: * 5 by the Minister of Labour, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of labour engaged in the transport industry within the London Traffic Area: * 2 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than such persons as are hereinafter mentioned and other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) providing or using mechanically propelled road vehicles within the London Traffic Area. * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) who are holders of A or B licences (within the meaning of Part IV of this Act) carrying on business within the London Traffic Area:† * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons who are holders of C licences (within the meaning of Part IV of this Act) carrying on business within the London Traffic Area:† * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) who are the holders of licences authorising them to operate public service vehicles within the London Traffic Area: * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons (other than the British Transport Commission and any Executive) providing or using horse-drawn road vehicles within the London Traffic Area. * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of the taxi-cab industry within the London Traffic Area. * 1 by the Minister, after consultation with such bodies representative of those interests as he may think fit, to represent the interests of persons using bicycles and tricycles, not being motor vehicles, within the London Traffic Area. † An A Licence entitled the holder to drive a motorcycle; a B Licence a motor car; and a C licence a heavy goods vehicle. The Committee and Traffic Area were abolished in 1965 by the

London Government Act 1963 The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the ...

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