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The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the boroughs (including Bromley) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection.
The ODPM proposed in 2006, as part of other transfers of powers to the Greater London Authority, to give it a waste function.The Mayor of London has made repeated attempts to bring the different waste authorities together, to form a single waste authority in London similar to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority which deals with waste from all households in Greater Manchester.
Bromley Civic Centre is a municipal building in Westmoreland Road, Bromley, London. The building currently serves as the headquarters of Bromley London Borough Council . History
The London Borough of Bromley (/ ˈ b r ɒ m l i / ⓘ) is a borough in London, England. It borders the county of Kent , of which it formed part until 1965. The borough's population in the 2021 census was 329,991.
The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the London borough councils responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection.
Late in 1981, the conservative Bromley Council under the leadership of Dennis Barkway instigated a legal challenge of the "fares fair" policy in the courts. The challenge hinged on three factors. That Bromley ratepayers were being required to subsidise the London Underground when Bromley had no service within its borders (or indeed anywhere near).
Bromley forms part of the Bromley and Biggin Hill Parliament constituency. The current MP is Peter Fortune. Thomas Turrell is the London Assembly member for the Bexley and Bromley constituency, in which the town is located. This post was previously held by Fortune. Bromley's most prominent MP was the former Conservative prime minister, Harold ...
Bromley Local Government District was formed in 1867 when the parish of Bromley adopted the Local Government Act 1858, and a local board of twelve members was formed to govern the town. [1] The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area as Bromley Urban District. An urban district council of 16 members replaced the local board. [4]