Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen meeting on 16 September 2025. The agenda included a review of the governance of the Court of Aldermen, proposed refurbishments to the Mansion House¹, and an update on the Emanuel Hospital Charity. The committee was also scheduled to discuss appointments to the Samuel Wilson Loans Trust and the Emanuel Hospital Management Sub-Committee.

Governance of the Court of Aldermen and a Strategic Reset for a Modern Mayoralty

The committee was scheduled to discuss a report by the Town Clerk, Ian Thomas CBE, regarding the governance of the Court of Aldermen and a strategic reset for a modern mayoralty. The report pack included 183 pages of information on this topic.

Mansion House Refurbishment

The committee was scheduled to consider a report from the City Surveyor regarding the refurbishment of the Mansion House. The report pack included 61 pages of information on this topic.

Emanuel Hospital Charity

The committee was scheduled to receive a report from the Acting Managing Director of City Bridge Foundation and Chief Charities Officer concerning the risk register and funding policy update for Emanuel Hospital Charity (Charity Registration No. 206952).

Appointments

The committee was scheduled to consider the following appointments:

• Alderman Christopher Makin to the Samuel Wilson Loans Trust.
• An Alderman to the Emanuel Hospital Management Sub-Committee.

Exclusion of the Public

The committee was scheduled to consider a motion to exclude the public from the meeting for certain items of business. The motion stated that this exclusion would be

in accordance with the Court of Aldermen's Disclosure Arrangement (Standing Order 25), the public shall be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen have determined, having had due regard to the Disclosure Arrangement, that disclosure should not be permitted.