The London Parks Benchmarking Group was established in 1999 by the London Borough of Newham in response to the requirements of Best Value.
The Group is chaired by Chris Welsh of the London Borough of Ealing, who can be contacted at the following email address: chair@lpbg.org.uk
The membership of the Group includes local authorities, private sector service providers, and educational establishments.
Participating organisations commit themselves to hosting the meetings, and bearing the associated costs, on a rotating basis. There is currently an annual membership fee of £100.
The current breakdown of membership is as follows:
| Type of Organisation | Number |
|---|---|
| Contractor | 6 |
| Individual | 5 |
| Linked Group | 3 |
| London Local Authority | 31 |
| Other Local Authority | 5 |
| Other Organisation | 4 |
| Total | 54 |
Members are expected to sign up to the European Benchmarking Code of Conduct
One of the principles of Code of Conduct is Confidentiality. For this reason, access to many areas of this website is restricted to the Group's members.
The membership of the London Parks Benchmarking Group includes the organisations listed in the table below. Click on the name of the organisation for a direct link to the parks pages of the organisation's website where appropriate and where this information has been provided.
| Type of Organisation | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Linked Group | Field Studies Council |
| Linked Group | Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) |
| Linked Group | Parks for London |
| London Local Authority | City of London |
| London Local Authority | City of Westminster |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Barnet |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Bexley |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Brent |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Camden |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Ealing |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Greenwich |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Hackney |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Haringey |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Harrow |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Havering |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Hounslow |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Islington |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Merton |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Newham |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Richmond |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Sutton |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| London Local Authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| London Local Authority | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Other Local Authority | Hertsmere Borough Council |
| Other Local Authority | Luton Borough Council |
| Other Local Authority | Slough Borough Council |
| Other Local Authority | States of Jersey |
| Other Local Authority | Watford Borough Council |
| Other Organisation | Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust |
| Other Organisation | Capel Manor College |
| Other Organisation | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority |
| Other Organisation | The Royal Parks |
