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The 17 members of LFEPA are appointed annually by the ]. Eight are nominated from the ], seven from the ] and two are Mayoral appointees. The 17 members of LFEPA are appointed annually by the ]. Eight are nominated from the ], seven from the ] 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 ] (GLC). In ] when the GLC was disbanded, the LFCDA became a joint-board, made up of councillors appointed from the ]s. The LFCDA was reconstituted under its current name on ], ], coming under the control of the newly created Greater London Authority. It was formerly known as the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (LFCDA) and had been under the direction of the ] (GLC). In ] when the GLC was disbanded, the LFCDA became a joint-board, made up of councillors appointed from the ]s. The LFCDA was reconstituted under its current name on July 3, 2000, coming under the control of the newly created Greater London 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.


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

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