The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority

The Mayor’s Ambient Noise Strategy Mayor of London 55
needed to achieve significant citywide noise reductions. Over the
Government’s proposed timescale towards national strategy, monitored
noise reduction measures in London could provide valuable evidence of
practical effectiveness.
policy 1
The Mayor will urge the Government to fund trial noise reduction measures
in London, with monitoring of effectiveness, recognising the contribution
this could make to development of national ambient noise strategy.
Procurement
4.7 The Mayor is responsible for appointing members to, and setting budgets
for, four new organisations, the ‘functional bodies’ (see glossary):
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The London Development Agency (LDA)
Transport for London (TfL)
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA)
Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), which in turn has responsibilities
regarding the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
4.8 The ‘GLA group’, which includes the core Greater London Authority working
directly to the Mayor and London Assembly, as well as the functional bodies,
can contribute to ambient noise management and other sustainability issues
via contract awarding procedures. Including sustainability considerations,
where relevant to the services or goods being purchased, as an element in
the tender assessment process, is a way in which the GLA can lead by
example. The different parts of the GLA group have already been developing
environmental management practices relevant to their own activities (see, for
example, paragraphs 5A.11-75 of the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy). Issues
for noise include standards to be achieved, methods to be employed, types
of quieter plant, machinery and practices, and definition of output measures
which can form part of a tender specification.
policy 2
The Mayor will work with the GLA group to prepare complementary green
procurement policies, including with respect to noise where relevant, and
to promote best practice.
proposal 1 The Mayor will use sustainability considerations, including with respect to
noise, where they are relevant to the performance of the service being
tendered, as one way of evaluating tenders for future contracts, and to
promote best practice.