Member

On Amendment 117D in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Evans, while I understand his intention, there is currently no recall mechanism for mayors. Introducing one on this basis would be a significant and complex change. Existing recall arrangements, for example for MPs, are limited to serious circumstances, such as criminal conviction, not to policy performance. The approach could also risk creating perverse incentives, with mayors driven towards short-term decisions, and would raise practical and cost issues, given the scale of mayoral electorates.