NightTimeCommissionchairmanPhilipKolvinQChasannouncedthedeparturefromhisroleduetoalackindependenceandsupportfromLondon'sCityHall.
Kolvin,whowasappointedbyMayorSadiqKhanayearago,isalicensingspecialistwhohasbeenwidelycreditedwithsavingfabricfrompermanentclosure.
KolvinexplainsthatCityHallandtheMayor'steamhadnotgiventheNightTimeCommissiontheindependenceitneededtocarryoutplansandfailedtocontributeadequateadministrativesupport.
WithPhilipKolvin'scontractendingthisweek,hehaschosentonotcarryonhisduties.
Heelaborates:"Ihavealsoferedmyservicesforfreetotaketheprojectforward,ifonlytheseissuescanberesolved.Sadly,theyhavenot.Inthesecircumstances,Ihavenooptionbuttopermitmycontracttoexpire".
Khanhadoriginallybroughttheexpertonboardtohelpbringhisvisiona24-hourLondontolife,aninitiativethatplanstocontinuedespiteKolvinleaving.
CityHallhasstatedthatanewchairfortheNightTimeCommissionwillbeappointed"induecourse".
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