We're ambitious about achieving sustainable and inclusive growth for the 2.7 million people in our boroughs.
Local London is one of four sub-regional partnerships in the UK’s capital city.
Founded in 2016, we represent nine local authorities in north east and south east London.
Our member authorities are Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Enfield, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.
We represent around 2.7 million residents and 100,000 businesses. Our population makes us larger than the cities of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool combined.
Our economy already contributes over £60 billion annually and has grown faster than any other part of Outer London since 2010.
Our primary focus is on growing this part of London and our Vision is our blueprint for achieving this.
Our Structure
Local London represents our nine member boroughs. We have our own governance model and structure for delivery.
Our team are kindly hosted by Redbridge Council on behalf of all our member boroughs. Our staff have Redbridge email addresses and our office is in Ilford.
Strategic Direction and Oversight
Joint Committee
Holds Local London to account and sets its direction. This committee is made up of leaders of our member authorities.
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Joint Committee
Holds Local London to account and sets its direction. This committee is made up of leaders of our member authorities.
The nine Leaders and Mayor are:
Leader of RB of Greenwich
Cllr Anthony Okereke (Chair)
Cllr Anthony Okereke is the Chair of Local London and Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Leader of LB of Barking and Dagenham
Cllr Dominic Twomey
Cllr Twomey is the Leader of LB Barking and Dagenham.
His leadership at LB Barking and Dagenham has been instrumental in shaping the borough’s financial strategy, digital transformation and organisational and commercial development, whilst delivering better outcomes for residents.
Cllr Twomey champions innovation in public service delivery, focusing on staff wellbeing, inclusion and performance improvement.
Bexley’s Cabinet Member for Place Shaping
Cllr Cafer Munur
Cllr Cafer Munur is Bexley’s Cabinet Member for Place Shaping, dealing with regeneration and growth, planning, skills and employment and heritage assets. Prior to joining the Council Cafer worked in the financial sector for 13 years and now runs a local business with his wife.
Leader of LB of Bromley
Cllr Colin Smith
Cllr Smith is the Leader of LB of Bromley.
Leader of LB of Enfield
Cllr Ergin Erbil
Cllr Ergin Erbil, Labour Leader of Enfield Council since 2024, has represented Edmonton Green since 2018. He has led on climate action, equalities, emergency planning and communications with a focus on affordable housing and financial resilience. Deeply rooted in his community, he is dedicated to creating a safer and cleaner Enfield
Leader of LB of Havering
Cllr Ray Morgon
Cllr Ray Morgon is the Leader of Havering Council (Havering Residents Association) and chairs Local London’s Employment and Skills Board.
Ray Morgon was elected as Leader of the Council in May 2022, making history as the first Council Leader in London to come from a non-national party. Ray is passionate about bringing positive change for local residents and lobbying for better funding, investment opportunities and transport improvements for Havering.
Mayor of LB of Newham
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE is Mayor of LB Newham and chairs Local London’s Growth Board.
Rokhsana Fiaz has served as Executive Mayor of Newham since May 2018. She is portfolio lead for Inclusive Economy, Strategic Housing Delivery and Culture. She is also London Council’s Data and Innovation lead, co-chair of the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone and represents Local London on the Thames Estuary Growth Board. She was awarded the OBE for services to Black and Minority Communities.
Leader of LB of Redbridge
Cllr Kam Rai
Cllr Kam Rai was elected to Redbridge Council in 2014 and Leader of the Council in July 2024. He had held the Finance portfolio for 10 years and was Deputy Leader of the Council. Cllr Rai grew up in Redbridge where he raised his family, with a career in financial advice.
Leader of LB of Waltham Forest
Cllr Grace Williams
Cllr Williams has been Leader of the London Borough of Waltham Forest since September 2021. She also serves as Deputy Chair of London Councils and its Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration.
Chief Executives’ Board
Ensures the work of Local London is delivered in line with borough priorities and the budget is on track.
The board is made up of chief executives from our member authorities.
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Chief Executives’ Board
Ensures the work of Local London is delivered in line with borough priorities and the budget is on track.
The board is made up of chief executives from our member authorities.
CEO of LB of Barking & Dagenham
Fiona Taylor
Fiona Taylor is the Council’s Chief Executive, a position she has held since May 2022.
She is Barking & Dagenham’s principal advisor on governance and advises the Leader, Cabinet, Chief Officers and Council Committees on strategy, policy and regulatory matters.
Fiona is a solicitor and has over 30 years local government experience working for several local authorities. Prior to her current role she was the council’s Director of Law & Governance and held the statutory position of Monitoring Officer for over 10 years.
A key focus of her role has been partnership working. Convening and influencing beyond her organisation working with the voluntary sector, statutory organisations and private business.
CEO of LB of Bexley
Paul Thorogood
Paul is the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Bexley, with extensive experience in local government and strategic leadership. Since joining Bexley in 2016, he has been instrumental in delivering the Council’s vision to improve the quality of life for residents and workers in the Borough. His background includes senior roles across several local authorities, and he previously served as Bexley’s Director of Finance & Corporate Services.
Paul also serves as a Governor for London South East Colleges (LSEC), supporting further education across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth.
CEO of LB of Bromley
Ade Adetosoye CBE
Ade is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bromley Council. Prior to joining Bromley Council, Ade worked in several senior positions and transformed services in both the City of London, Waltham Forest Council and Lambeth Council.
Ade is a Trustee/Governor of Coram, the United Kingdom’s first ever charity dedicated to supporting the adoption of children. He is also a Freeman of the City of London, a unique historical title that dates back to 1237, as well as being a Liveryman of the Haberdashers’ Company, an ancient merchant guild.
CEO of LB of Enfield
Perry Scott
Perry Scott, Chief Executive of Enfield Council
Perry has enjoyed a career working across both private and public sector organisations. He was appointed Chief Executive at Enfield in May 2025, having previously been Executive Director for Environment and Communities for 16 months. During this period, Perry delivered significant organisational transformation and service improvements for residents.
CEO of RB of Greenwich
Debbie Warren
CEO of LB of Havering
Andrew Blake-Herbert
Andrew was appointed Chief Executive of London Borough of Havering in 2016, having joined in 2009. He has led major transformation, culture change, and partnerships. A qualified accountant with 30+ years in local government, Andrew also leads on health and social care for Havering, North East London, and London Councils.
Interim CEO of LB of Newham
Paul Martin
Paul Martin was appointed interim Chief Executive at Newham Council in July 2025. He previously held interim Chief Executive roles at Bristol City Council (2024/25), Ealing Council (2022) and the Government of Jersey (2021/22). Prior to that, he held permanent Chief Executives at Wandsworth and Richmond Councils (2010/2021), Sutton Council (2005/2010) and Peterborough City Council (1998/2002), as well as 3 years as a Senior Civil Servant at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2002/2005).
CEO of LB of Redbridge
Claire Hamilton
Claire is the Chief Executive, and the Head of Paid Service and she is the most senior officer in the Council. By providing leadership, and working closely with councillors and the Administration, Claire is responsible for the effective operation of the organisation to deliver outcomes that best serve the interests of residents, businesses, and visitors. Claire is also the Council’s Returning Officer and is responsible for the running of all elections in the Borough.
CEO of LB of Waltham Forest
Linzi Roberts-Egan
Operational
These boards bring member boroughs together to oversee and deliver Local London’s work.
Skills and Employment Board
Oversees the skills strategy and Local London skills and employment programmes. Engages on issues including the new deal for young people, helping Londoners into good work, green jobs and skills.
Growth Board
Oversees the local London e-business and Digital Infrastructure programmes. Engages on topics including infrastructure, digital inclusion, London economic recovery framework and engagement with the economic corridors.
Programme Board
Provides monitoring and risk assurance over our suite of externally funded programmes and seeks out future opportunities that align to our ambitions.
Our Team
Local London’s Senior Management Team
Our Senior Management Team are responsible for delivery. They are led by our Director, Forogh Rahmani.
Our Programme Leads
Local London delivers a range of programmes to help residents and businesses in our sub-region.
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Our Programme Leads
Local London delivers a range of programmes to help residents and businesses in our sub-region.
Our Senior Management Team include:
Stephen oversees the work of all the programmes we deliver and manage with and on behalf of our boroughs.
Caroline manages our integration hub and is working to create a ‘no wrong door’ approach for people looking for work / training, businesses and employers, and employment services.
Philip is our policy lead and oversaw the launch of the Local Skills Improvement Plan.
Robin is our digital lead, and is actively supporting our boroughs to attract investment to improve digital connectivity across the sub-region and beyond.
Sarah heads up our award-winning employment support team that manage a portfolio of programmes to help people including those furthest from the job market to find and stay in good work.
Tracy leads our award-winning careers hub team that work with over 97% of education establishments across our sub-region to ensure students can make their best steps post-16.
