Outside body

The London Councils distributes £28 million of grants each to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations working in two or more London boroughs. Section 48 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 governs the operation of the grants scheme. The London Councils Grants Committee:

• Takes decisions on officer recommendations for grants
• Considers and recommends an annual budget for the grants schemes and recommends this to the London Councils Leaders’ Committee
• Keeps the needs of London under review and in light of these, develops and recommends detailed criteria and priorities for grant giving to the London Councils Leaders’ Committee.

Council appoints 1 Member plus (up to) 4 deputies annually