London Assembly

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devolved legislature regional parliament unicameral legislature

The London Assembly is the elected body that scrutinizes the Mayor of London and holds them to account on issues affecting Greater London, including transport, policing, planning, and the environment.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	devolved legislature → regional parliament → unicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	Greater London →
country	United Kingdom →
createdBy	Greater London Authority Act 1999 →
electorate	residents of Greater London eligible to vote →
hasCommittee	Budget and Performance Committee → Environment Committee → Planning and Regeneration Committee → Police and Crime Committee → Transport Committee →
hasPart	London-wide Assembly Members → constituency Assembly Members →
hasRole	approves or amends the Mayor of London’s budget → conducts investigations and publishes reports → examines issues affecting Greater London → holds the Mayor of London to account → monitors the performance of the Greater London Authority → questions the Mayor of London in public meetings → represents Londoners’ interests → reviews the Mayor of London’s budget → scrutinizes Transport for London → scrutinizes the London Fire Commissioner → scrutinizes the London Legacy Development Corporation → scrutinizes the Mayor of London → scrutinizes the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime → scrutinizes the Metropolitan Police Service → scrutinizes the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation →
headquartersLocation	City Hall, London →
inception	2000 →
jurisdiction	Greater London →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeType	oversight body → scrutiny body →
meetingPlace	City Hall, London →
numberOfConstituencyMembers	14 →
numberOfLondonWideMembers	11 →
numberOfMembers	25 →
overseesPolicyArea	economic development → environment → fire and emergency planning → health and public services → planning → policing → transport →
partOf	Greater London Authority →
replaced	London Residuary Body (in oversight functions) →
termLength	4 years →
votingSystem	additional member system → mixed member proportional representation →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bromley and Bexley → Greater London → Greater London Authority → London → Planning and Regeneration Committee → Police and Crime Committee →	legislativeBody
Bromley and Bexley → Budget and Performance Committee → Environment Committee (London Assembly) → Planning and Regeneration Committee → Police and Crime Committee → Transport Committee (London Assembly) →	partOf
Bromley and Bexley → Budget and Performance Committee → Environment Committee (London Assembly) → Planning and Regeneration Committee →	governingBody
Budget and Performance Committee ("London Assembly Plenary") → Environment Committee (London Assembly) ("London Assembly Plenary") → Planning and Regeneration Committee ("London Assembly Plenary") → Police and Crime Committee →	reportsTo
Mayor of London → Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime →	accountableTo
Budget and Performance Committee ("London Assembly Members") → Transport Committee (London Assembly) ("London Assembly Members") →	composedOf
Greater London Authority → London Assembly ("London-wide Assembly Members") →	hasPart
Bromley and Bexley → Conservative Party (UK) →	representedIn
Environment Committee (London Assembly) →	advises
Greater London Authority Act 1999 →	createdBody
Greater London Authority Act 1999 →	definesElectoralSystemFor
Kensington and Chelsea →	electoralRegion
City Hall, London →	formerTenant
London Residuary Body →	hasSuccessor
Outer London →	legislature
Police and Crime Committee →	parentOrganization
Greater London Authority →	scrutinizedBy
Hounslow London Borough Council →	sharesPowersWith
City Hall (London) →	tenant
Mayor of London →	worksWith