Olympic Delivery Authority

2012 Summer Olympics
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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the statutory corporation[1] responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Along with the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), the ODA is one of the two main agencies organising the London Olympic Games.

The ODA was established by the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 and is the responsibility of the Department for Culture Media and Sport.

In advance of the formal establishment of the ODA, the London Development Agency (LDA) and Transport for London (TfL) were asked to undertake the development work necessary for the Olympic Park and the transport infrastructure which will service the Games, and to build up an interim team.

The ODA is based alongside LOCOG at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf.

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Staff

Australian David Higgins, formerly chief executive of English Partnerships, the national regeneration agency, is the Chief Executive.

Godric Smith, former Official Spokesman for the Prime Minister, is Director of Communications, and Julie King is Head of External Relations. Tom Curry is Head of Media.

Chairman

American Jack Lemley, who ran the Anglo-French group that designed and built the £8bn Channel Tunnel, was appointed Chairman of the ODA in 2005 but resigned on 18 October 2006.[2]

In May 2007, Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, announced John Armitt's appointment as Chairman, the appointment to commence on 1 September 2007, with Acting Chairman Sir Roy McNulty to resume his post of Deputy Chairman.[3]

Board members

  • Deputy Chairman: Sir Roy McNulty, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, replacing Jack Lemley
  • Lorraine Baldry, Chair of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
  • Tony Ball, former Chief Executive and Managing Director of British Sky Broadcasting
  • Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive of Manchester City Council
  • Barry Camfield, Assistant General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union
  • Neale Coleman, Policy Director to the Mayor of London
  • Stephen Duckworth, doctor, academic and entrepreneur
  • Christopher Garnett, former chairman and Chief Executive of Great North Eastern Railway
  • Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, former Cabinet Office Minister
  • Kumar Muthalagappan, Managing Director of the Pearl Hotels and Restaurants Group
  • Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate Galleries
  • Howard Shiplee, Construction Director
  • David Taylor, Chairman of Silvertown Quays

Responsibilities

Along with LOCOG, the ODA has taken over the responsibilities of the London 2012 organisation. LOCOG describes the different responsibilities of the two organisations as: The ODA is building the theatre, while LOCOG is putting on the show.

The ODA has responsibility for:

  • All Olympic Park infrastructure and site preparation
  • Delivery of permanent competition venues
  • Building the Olympic Village and the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre
  • The building of relocatable arenas
  • Olympic transport projects
  • Permanent works to existing sports venues
  • Olympic Park venue legacy conversion

The LDA will continue to lead on the acquisition of land in the Olympic Park site, and TfL will continue to deliver many of the major transport projects on which London 2012 will depend.

Finance

The ODA's original budget was £2.375 billion, provided by a public sector funding package agreed between Government and the Mayor of London in 2003. However, in October 2006, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced that this could rise to over £4 billion.[4] In March 2007 she announced a new funding package for the ODA, increasing its budget to £5.3 billion.[5]

See also

Main article: 2012 Summer Olympic development

References

  1. ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060012_en_1#pb2-l1g3
  2. ^ http://sport.independent.co.uk/olympics/article1902188.ece
  3. ^ http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2007/dcms054_07.htm
  4. ^ http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.986355.0.olympics_cost_blowout_threat.php
  5. ^ http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Minister_Speeches/Tessa_Jowell/oral_statement_funding_2012games.htm

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