London Unveils Comprehensive Plan for Post-Covid-19 Recovery

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, have announced plans for the city's transition out of the Covid-19 crisis. A new London Transition Board will co-coordinate the response to trends, issues, and risks as London emerges from lockdown and reopens its economy while controlling the virus. The board will focus on infection control, phasing in and out of lockdown, and the impact on public services, including transport.

Key Takeaways:

  • The London Transition Board will be co-chaired by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick.
  • The board will consist of senior leaders from across the city and will provide strategic direction for the next phase of response and restart.
  • The transition board will focus on key issues such as infection control, phasing in and out of lockdown, and the impact on public services, including transport.
  • The Mayor of London has committed to securing a better future for Londoners, ensuring that nobody is left behind, and no organization or sector can tackle these challenges alone.
  • The London Recovery Board will oversee the capital's wider economic and social long-term recovery, developing a strategy and plan of action to reshape London to be fairer, more equal, greener, and more resilient.
  • Long-term Covid-19 recovery planning has been taking place since March, with the program of work being the biggest since the end of the Second World War.
  • The recovery work will be carried out in partnership with organizations from across sectors and across the city, and will include opportunities for Londoners to be involved in setting priorities and shaping London's recovery and renewal as equal partners.

Statistics:

  • The London Transition Board will operate until the end of 2020 and will run in parallel with and complement the establishment of the London Recovery Board.
  • The London Recovery Board will be chaired and constituted by the Mayor of London and Cllr Peter John, the Chair of London Councils.
  • The Minister for London, Paul Scully, will attend the Recovery Board on behalf of government.

Sources:

  • "The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, have announced plans for how the capital's transition out of the Covid-19 crisis will be managed." (Source: City.AM)
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant public health crisis in living memory." (Source: Press release, The Mayor of London)
  • "The measures announced today plan to bring together local government, civil and civic society, faith organisations, business, unions and Londoners themselves to reshape London as a city that remains open, safe and attractive for Londoners, visitors and investors." (Source: Press release, The Mayor of London)
  • "Through this new Transition Board, we will carefully build on the extensive planning already underway to get life and business in London - the most dynamic capital city in the world - safely back on track." (Source: Press release, Robert Jenrick)
  • "The Minister for London, Paul Scully, said: 'As we fire up the UK's economic engines again, we know that the capital will be pivotal to our national recovery. Supporting London's extraordinarily diverse and dynamic businesses in getting back to work while keeping Londoners safe is essential. This plan gives us a roadmap for those efforts.'" (Source: Press release, The Mayor of London)