London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

Abbreviation	LFEPA
Predecessor	London Fire and Civil Defence Authority
Successor	London Fire Commissioner
Formation	3 July 2000
Founder	Greater London Authority Act 1999
Dissolved	1 April 2018
Type	Fire authority
Legal status	Functional body
Purpose	Make key decisions on London Fire Brigade strategy, policy and budget
Headquarters	London Fire Brigade
Location	Union Street, Southwark, SE1 0LL
Region served	London
Membership	17 appointed members
Chair	Val Shawcross Brian Coleman James Cleverly Gareth Bacon Fiona Twycross
Parent organisation	Greater London Authority
Website	www.london-fire.gov.uk/fireauthority.asp

The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) was a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) from 2000 to 2018. It was established with the Greater London Authority by the Greater London Authority Act 1999. It replaced the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority, on 3 July 2000. Its principal purpose was to be the strategic governance of the London Fire Brigade. The members of LFEPA were appointed annually by the Mayor of London and were nominated from the London Assembly and the London borough councils. There were two direct mayoral appointments to the authority from 2008, following the Greater London Authority Act 2007. It was abolished in April 2018 and replaced with the London Fire Commissioner, following the Policing and Crime Act 2017.