Greater London Authority

E20581

The Greater London Authority is the devolved regional governance body for Greater London, responsible for citywide strategic planning, transport, policing oversight, and economic development, led by the Mayor of London and scrutinized by the London Assembly.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf devolved administration
regional government body
strategic authority
appliesStatute Greater London Authority Act 1999
appliesToJurisdiction London
budget multi-billion pound annual budget
country United Kingdom
electionCycle every four years
electorate residents of Greater London
executiveHead Mayor of London
foundedBy Greater London Authority Act 1999
governs Greater London
hasComponent executive branch
scrutiny body
hasMotto Working for London
hasPart London Assembly
Mayor of London
hasRole economic development authority for London
environmental strategy authority for London
policing oversight authority for London
strategic planning authority for London
transport strategy authority for London
headOfGovernment Mayor of London
headquartersLocation London
inception 2000
jurisdiction Greater London
leaderTitle Mayor of London
legalForm statutory corporation
legislativeBody London Assembly
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
officialLanguage English
oversees London Fire Commissioner
London Legacy Development Corporation
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
Transport for London
partOf English local government system
UK system of devolved governance
replaces Greater London Council
responsibleFor citywide strategic planning
economic development strategy
environmental strategy
policing oversight
transport strategy
scrutinizedBy London Assembly
seat City Hall
website https://www.london.gov.uk/


Please wait…