The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has expressed his support for the Compact, reminding statutory bodies of the original London Compact principles signed in 2003 and urging more organisations to sign up to it.

Speaking at the One London One Compact conference, organised to “celebrate the achievements of the Regional Compact Working Group”, The Mayor said that the third sector played an important role in “giving a voice to the many groups that make London such a diverse and socially inclusive city”.

“Since signing the original London Compact I have been given new powers on a range of policy areas, from housing to climate change, health to culture and sport which will open up further opportunities for partnership working with the third sector,” he said. “I am committed to involving as wide a range of Londoners as possible in decisions that will affect their communities.”