2012 will be an extraordinary year for the capital with the Cultural Olympiad, World Pride and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations all taking place during the year, as well as the Olympic Games itself.
The report shows the London Fire Brigade is already estimating a £900,000 shortfall for planning around the Games.
The Assembly has called for more to be done over the next year to ensure the capital’s health and emergency services can cope with the pressures, yet progress has so far been hindered by uncertainty over funding and visitor numbers.
Next month, Mayor Boris Johnson will launch a London Events Co-ordinating Calendar to facilitate planning by providing a central register for all events taking place during Games time.
By entering their event details into the calendar organisers will alert local councils to their plans, ensuring coordination between the different services can be achieved.
This is not to be confused with the , which is being used as a public-facing service for users to search what events are taking place in 2012.
A spokesman for the mayor told the Evening Standard: "We want to ensure all planned events are accommodated during what will be an extremely busy period. These include events celebrating the Games as well as regular ones. So knowing exactly what is coming up will help us ensure all the services that support these events can plan where to allocate their resources on particular days."
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