Description
This course is intended for senior or upper wardens due to take the chair over the coming 12 months. Their spouses, partners and consorts are also very welcome to book a place to attend.
Objectives
To provide Liverymen approaching the chair a sound basic understanding of:
- How the City Corporation operates,
- the roles of Lord Mayor, Court of Aldermen and Court of Common Council,
- the interdependence and interrelationships between the Mayoralty, the Court of Aldermen and Common Council,
- the relationship and significance of the Livery with the City Corporation, and
- a brief introduction to the business workings of City and its financial services industry, and on being a Master. There is an additional session for Masters’ Consorts.
Location
Guildhall
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Programme and timings
09.30 – 09.40 Welcome and objectives of the day
Julia Sibley and Philip Woodhouse, Livery Committee
Note – Philip Woodhouse will also share his experience as Chief Commoner
09.40 – 09.55 Reflections on a Shrieval year
Alderman and Sheriff Robert Hughes-Penney (City of London Sheriff 2025-2026)
09.55 – 10.20 City of London Police – City policing and cyber crime
Charlie Morrison and Lorenzo Conigliaro, City of London Police
10.20 – 10.30 Role of a Clerk
Susan Hoefling, Chair of the Fellowship of Clerks
10.30 – 11.00 Refreshments
11.00 – 11.20 Education and Skills
TBC
11.20 – 11.40 On being a Master? Q&A panel session
Julia Sibley, Past Master Innholder; and Philip Woodhouse, Past Master Grocer
11.40 – 12.00 The City of London Corporation
Polly Dunn, Assistant Town Clerk and Executive Director of Governance and Member Services
12.00 – 12.20 The art of Speechwriting
Sam Robins, Mansion House
12.20 – 12.30 Concluding remarks
Julia Sibley, Livery Committee
12.35 Lunch
14.30 End
Cancellation and rearrangement
The course is subsidised and places are limited; therefore, bookings are non-refundable. Should you be unable to attend, an appropriate substitute from the same Company may attend in your place, provided the Course Administrator is notified in advance of the change and supplied with the substitute attendee’s details.
