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Governance and administration

ReLondon is the operating name of the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB). 

We are a partnership of the Mayor of London and London’s boroughs to improve waste and resource management in the capital and accelerate our transition to a low carbon circular city.

Here you can find out more about how we are governed.

Governance

The operation of the Board and its committees is governed by its Standing Orders which incorporate the relevant sections of the GLA Act 1999 (as amended by the GLA Act 2007) and the London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008.

Board

The Board develop the overall strategic direction of ReLondon (the London Waste and Recycling Board): promote ReLondon’s vision, values and culture and to help ensure the implementation strategic plans; and provide good governance and make strategic decisions on the allocation of resources.

The Board is responsible for developing strategy, providing good governance and directing ReLondon towards achieving its mission. They are advised by the Strategic Resources Committee on financial and people matters but decisions are made by the Board.

Board membership comprises of:

Chair of the Board: Mayor of London’s appointed representative
Four London Borough Councillors: appointed by London Councils
Two independent members: appointed by London Councils
One independent member: appointed by the Mayor of London

The Board oversees all of LWARB’s activities.

Strategic Resources Committee

The Strategic Resources Committee is responsible for advising the Board on ReLondon’s business and financial strategy; ensuring that ReLondon’s financial and people resources meet its present and future needs, and that appropriate controls and procedures are in place. You can view the responsibilities of the committee here.

Our Board members, advisors and Strategic Resources Committee members

Mete Coban MBE is the Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy, overseeing the Mayor’s world-leading climate action plan for the capital. Mete was previously a Councillor and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment, and Transport in the London Borough of Hackney, delivering a £61 million Green New Deal to tackle the climate crisis.

Mete Coban MBE

Board chair
Jo has been Cabinet Member for the Environment and Sustainability at the London Borough of Redbridge since 2021 and was elected Councillor for Wanstead Village in 2018. In addition to holding a number of governance and policy roles, Jo is also a freelance campaign strategist providing advice to NGOs on strategy, policy and coalition building.

Cllr Jo Blackman

Board and strategic resources committee member
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Krupa is a Councillor in the London Borough of Brent. Since May 2018, Krupa has been the Cabinet Member for Environment, working hard on initiatives such as recycling, biodiversity, and the Climate Emergency. Krupa also sits on the West London Waste Alliance Board and London Council’s Transport and Environment Committee.

Cllr Krupa Sheth

Board and strategic resources committee member
Mike is the Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport at the London Borough of Haringey, and also serves on the Board of the North London Waste Authority. He sits on the London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee, The Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, London Road Safety and chaired Alexandra Park and Palace Board.

Cllr Mike Hakata

Board member
Cllr Nicholas Bennett JP has represented the West Wickham Ward on Bromley Council since 2006 and is the Council’s cabinet member for Transport, Highways and Road Safety. He was first elected as a local councillor in 1974 to Lewisham Council and served until 1982. He is a Presiding Justice at the South East London Magistrates’ Court.

Cllr Nicholas Bennett JP

Board and strategic resources committee member
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Joe leads the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network, which brings together leading businesses, cities, universities, and emerging innovators to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. Joe has a financial background, working previously at PayPal and Ernst & Young.

Joe Murphy

Board member and strategic resources committee chair
Ayo Abbas is an award-winning marketing consultant, content creator and trainer for built environment firms with 22 years’ sector experience. She set up her own consultancy, Abbas Marketing, in 2022, and her recent clients include five of the UK’s top 10 engineering firms including Arup, WSP and Ramboll.

Ayo Abbas

Strategic resources committee member
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Chantelle is the multi-award winning chef owner of Tredwells, in the West End’s Seven Dials. One of the UK’s leading female names in the hospitality industry, Chantelle’s impressive ascent on the culinary career ladder and achievements, set her apart as a source of inspiration to hospitality professionals across the UK.

Chantelle Nicholson

Board and strategic resources committee member
Mike has a whole career in the waste and resource sector, with much of the last 20 years as managing director of Eunomia, as well as holding a number of non-exec director roles. He is known for his technical literacy and commercial focus, and has a track record of bringing pragmatic leadership to the public, private and community sectors.

Mike Brown

Board advisor
Shaun Spiers is executive director of Green Alliance, the environmental think tank. Green Alliance has convened a Circular Economy Task Force with leading businesses since 2012.

Shaun Spiers

Board advisor
Dimitra is the Chief Operating Officer at BusinessLDN. She has 20 years’ experience in international business management and strategy, leading private and non-for-profit strategic partnerships and business development teams, stakeholder management and board level participation.

Dimitra Christakou

Strategic resources committee member

ReLondon Business Plan 2025

ReLondon’s Business Plan 2025 outlines the strategic aims, priorities and five year financial plan, approved in December 2024.

Corporate Governance Framework

The current committee structure of the Board (including committee terms of reference), the Scheme of Delegated Authority and the Board’s Risk Management Strategy are also attached below.

– Standing Orders
– SODA
– Board and Committee Structure
– Risk Management Strategy
– Expenses

Members of the Board are entitled to reclaim expenses incurred in carrying out their role as Board Members. A summary of expenses claimed is available on request.

Hospitality register

Board and Committee Members are required to register any gifts or hospitality received over a value of £50 in relation to their work for ReLondon. The current register is available on request. Please contact Jo Rogers jo.rogers@relondon.gov.uk

Register of members interests

Members of the Board are required to submit a declaration of interests. Full details of the requirement can be seen in appendix SO3 of the Standing Orders.

The Standing Orders and the individual declarations are available on request. Please contact Jo Rogers jo.rogers@relondon.gov.uk

Historical board papers are available on request. Please contact Jo Rogers jo.rogers@relondon.gov.uk

3 April 2025 – ReLondon Board meeting

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Date: 03/04/2025

Time: 2.00pm

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12 December 2024 – ReLondon Board meeting

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Date: 12/12/2024

Time: 2.00pm

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24 October 2024 – ReLondon Board meeting

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Date: 24/10/2024

Time: 11.00am

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19 June 2024 – ReLondon Board meeting

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The ReLondon Board meeting scheduled for 19 June 2024 has been cancelled due to the UK General Election on 4 July 2024.



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14 March 2024 – ReLondon Board meeting

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6 March 2025 – Strategic resources committee meeting

Date: 6 March 2025 Time: 12.00 Agenda & PapersAppendix 1

Date: 6 March 2025

Time: 12.00

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17 September 2024 – Audit committee meeting

Date: 17 September 2024 Time: 12.00 Agenda & Papers

Date: 17 September 2024

Time: 12.00

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4 June 2024 – Audit committee meeting

Date: 4 June 2024 Time: 12.00 Agenda & Papers Appendices: 1 – Internal Audit Report 2023-242 – Detailed Management Accounts 2023-24

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21 February 2024 – Audit committee meeting

Date: 21 February 2024 Time: 12.00 Agenda & Papers Appendices: 1 – Q3 Management Accounts2 – Standing Orders, Cttee ToR, SODA

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15 November 2023 – Audit committee meeting

Date: 15 November 2023 Time: 12.00 Agenda and Papers Appendices: 1 Management Accounts;

Date: 15 November 2023

Time: 12.00

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Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2023/24

NOTICE

London Waste and Recycling Board

Notice of conclusion of audit

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2024

Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Section 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

The audit of accounts for London Waste and Recycling Board for the year ended 31 March 2024 has been completed and the accounts have been published.

The Annual Governance & Accountability Return including the auditor’s certificate and opinion is available for inspection and copying by any local government elector of the area of London Waste and Recycling Board on application to Ineta Galdikiene (ineta.galdikiene@relondon.gov.uk), Financial Controller, Sustainable Workspaces, 5th floor, County Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7PB., between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Copies will be provided to any local government elector of the area on payment of £5.00 for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

Ineta Galdikiene, Financial Controller

18 September 2024.

Associated documents

Annual Governance Statement (Sections 1 & 2)

Annual Governance Statement (Section 3)

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Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2023/24

NOTICE

London Waste and Recycling Board (T/A as ReLondon)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27 The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1. Date of announcement 28 June 2024.

2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd.  The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2024, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to: Ineta Galdikiene (Ineta.galdikiene@relondon.gov.uk, Sustainable Workspaces, 5th Floor, County Hall, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 7PB) commencing on Monday 01st July 2024 and ending on Friday 09th August 2024

3. Local government electors and their representatives also have:

  • The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
  • The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)
15 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HD
(sba@pkf-l.com)

5. This announcement is made by Ineta Galdikiene, Financial Controller.

Associated documents

1. AGAR Section 1 and Section 2

2. Annual Internal Audit Report

Statement of Rights

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Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2022/23

NOTICE

London Waste and Recycling Board

Notice of conclusion of audit

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2023

Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

The audit of accounts for London Waste and Recycling Board for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been completed and the accounts have been published.

The Annual Governance & Accountability Return attached below and is available for inspection by any local government elector of the area of the London Waste and Recycling Board on application to Adam Leibowitz (adam.leibowitz@relondon.gov.uk), The White Collar Factory, 1 Old Street Yard, London EC1Y 8AF (until 31 October 2023, thereafter at Sustainable Workspaces, County Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7PB), between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Copies of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return will be provided to any person on payment of £5 for each copy.

Ineta Galdikiene, Financial Controller

28 September 2023.

Associated documents

AGAR Sections 1 & 2 (Governance and Accounting Statements)

AGAR Section 3: (External Auditor Report & Certificate)

Annual Internal Audit Report

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Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2022/23

NOTICE

London Waste and Recycling Board (operating as ReLondon)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27 The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1. Date of announcement 15 June 2023.

2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd.  The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2023, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to: Adam Leibowitz (adam.leibowitz@relondon.gov.uk, The White Collar Factory, Old Street Yard, London EC1A 8AF) commencing on (c) Friday 16th June 2023 and ending on Monday 31st July 2023.

3. Local government electors and their representatives also have: The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; andThe right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)

15 Westferry Circus

Canary Wharf

London E14 4HD

(sba@pkf-l.com)

5. This announcement is made by Ineta Galdikiene, Financial Controller.

Associated documents

AGAR (Governance and Accounting Statements)

Annual Internal Audit Report

Statement of Rights

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Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2021/22

NOTICE

London Waste and Recycling Board (operating as ReLondon)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27 The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1. Date of announcement: 30 June 2022

2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd.  The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice (see below). As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2022, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to: Adam Leibowitz (adam.leibowitz@relondon.gov.uk, The White Collar Factory, Old Street Yard, London EC1A 8AF), commencing on Friday 1st July 2022 and ending on Friday 11th August 2022

3. Local government electors and their representatives also have: The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; andThe right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)

15 Westferry Circus

Canary Wharf

London E14 4HD

(sba@pkf-l.com)

5. This announcement is made by Jo Rogers, Director of Operations and Governance.

Associated documents

AGAR (Governance and Accounting Statements)

Annual Internal Audit Report

Summary of Rights

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