Greater London Authority

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Greater London Authority
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Area 1 579 sq. km Population 7 430 000 12
of total UK population London urban area is the
only English region with a directly elected
assembly. It is represented by Greater London
Authority (GLA) which has an area that covers all
32 London Boroughs and the City of London. But
GLA is not responsible for local government in
London.
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Main Acts of Parliament (i)

• Greater London Authority Act, 1999 GLA is
  formally established on 3 July 2000. It is
  responsible for
• - Public transport,
• - Police,
• - Fire and emergency services,
• - Economic development
• - Planning,
• - Culture,
• - Environment .
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Main Acts of Parliament (ii)

• Greater London Authority (Reform) Act, 2007 to
  add and enhance powers for the Mayor of London
  and the London Assembly in several areas
  including
• - Housing,
• - Tackling climate change,
• - Planning and waste,
• - Health
• - Culture.
• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act, 2011
  which reforms the accountability of police
  services and replaces police authorities across
  England, included Greater London, and Wales with
  elected individuals.

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Institutional Organisation (i)

• The London Mayor is directly elected and
• Holds the executive power,
• Drafts the budget,
• Works out policies in GLAs fields of
  responsibiliy, especially in public transport,
• Is responsible for the implementation of GLA
  policies.
• London Assembly is directly elected and
• Elects its chair and vice-chair persons.
• Passes strategies that are worked out by the
  Mayor,
• Passes the budget draft that is worked out by the
  Mayor and that it can amend on a 2/3 majority
  vote.

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Institutional Organisation (ii)

• Four independent agencies, though financially
  supported by GLA, make Greater London Authority
  Group and are responsible for implemented the
  Mayors vision for London
• Transport for London (TfL), chaired by the Mayor
• London Development Agency (LDA), abolished in
  March 2012
• Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA)
• London Fire Emergency Planning Authority
  (LFEPA)
• (http//www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/greater-
  london-authority/gla-functional-bodies)

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The London Mayor s Role

• The London mayor has a pivotal role as defined by
  law
• To appoint members of the four agencies and to
  work in close contact with them
• To chair TfL (Transport for London) Board
• To allocate grants to these agencies
• To work in colloboration with the London
  Boroughs and to co-ordinate their own policies
• To fix priorities for London in the view of
  enhancing the living conditions and the influence
  of the capital-city.
• The London mayor is helped by 600 members of
  staff who as a permanent body provide continuity
  in the on-going development and delivery of
  strategies for london
• NB The London Mayor is a different position
  from that of the Lord Mayor of London (Lord Mayor
  of the City of London)

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The Mayors Executive Powers

• 1. The Mayors executive powers mainly derive
  from legislation passed nationally and are
  exercised through the following principal
  mechanisms
• Developing pan-London strategies and implementing
  them
• Directing the work of and making appointments
  to public bodies
• Taking financial decisions
• Acting for the good of London.
• 2. One of the key roles of the GLA is to ensure
  that, through the Group as a whole, the Mayors
  vision and priorities for London are delivered,
  as effectively and efficiently as possible and
  that the best use is made of the scarce resources
  available to the Group
• (source GLA Group Corporate Governance
  Framework Agreement
• (http//www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/GLA-
  group-framework.pdf)

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Assembly Members Role

• Assembly Members have an essential role in
  holding the mayor into account on behalf of
  Londoners by
• directly questioning the Mayor and his/her
  advisors about his /her activities, strategies
  and decisions in key areas such as transport,
  housing, economic development, environment,
  health, planning, public services, culture, sport
  and tourism
• scrutinising the Mayor's spending
• possibly amending his/her total budget when
  two-thirds of the members agree to do so.
• hold the Mayor to account by examining his
  decisions and actions, in order to make sure he
  delivers on his promises to Londoners
• The Mayor is required to consult the Assembly on
  his/her statutory strategies and respond to
  comments submitted to him before publishing them
  for wider consultation.

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The Mayor closely works with the GLA Group

• The Mayors executive powers mainly derive from
  legislation passed nationally and are exercised
  through the following principal mechanisms
• -Developing pan-London strategies and
  implementing them
• - Directing the work of and making
  appointments to public bodies
• - Taking financial decisions
• One of the key roles of the GLA is to ensure
  that, through the Group as a whole, the Mayors
  vision and priorities for London are delivered,
  as effectively and efficiently as possible and
  that the best
• use is made of the scarce resources
  available to the Group. The authority adds value
  by bringing together expertise and specialist
  skills and using its influence and powers to get
  things done.
• (source GLA Group Corporate Governance
  Framework Agreement (http//www.london.gov.uk/sit
  es/default/files/GLA-group-framework.pdf)

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Elections
The London Mayor and the Assembly Members are
elected on the same day. The Mayor is elected by
the Supplementary Vote system across Greater
London. Since last May 2008 elections he is Boris
Johnson (Conservative) The Assembly is elected
by the Additional Member System The 14
constituency members of are elected by the simple
majority system ('First Past the Post'), The 11
'London members' by a London-wide party list
system (additional vote system)
London Constituencies Election results (May,
2008)

Party Party Seats
. 11
8
3
2
1
Total Total 25
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Transport for London

• It is responsible for
• planning and running Londons transport services.
  managing Londons buses, the Tube, Docklands
  Light Railway (DLR), London overground trains,
  the trams and river boat services.
• also maintaining and controlling all of
  Londons traffic lights.
• running the congestion charge, maintaining
  London's main roads and regulating London taxis
  and the private hire trade. 
• It is also responsible for the London Transport
  Museum and for Victoria Coach Station.
• A management board directs TfL.
• The Mayor chairs the board and also appoints its
  members.

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London Development Agency (abolished in March
2012)

• To improve public spaces
• To develop the citys infrastructure,
• To back businesses to increasing opportunities
  for all Londoners
• The LDA works to deliver the Mayor's vision of
  bringing out the very best in London.
• The LDA produces and helps deliver the Mayor's
  Economic Development Strategy for London.
• The LDA is overseen and given strategic
  leadership by its board, which is appointed by
  the Mayor.

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London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
(LFEPA)

• LFEPA runs the London Fire Brigade, the UKs
  largest fire and rescue service.
• The authority makes decisions on issues such as
  strategy, policy and budgeting.
• The brigade is responsible for responding to
  fires and other emergencies across the capital.
• Both promote fire prevention and enforce fire
  safety laws.
• Together, the brigade and the authority work on
  emergency planning for the capital as a whole and
  with individual boroughs.
• The Mayor appoints the 17 members of LFEPA.

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Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) (Mayor's
Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC) since
2012(i)

• Since 15 January 2012, the functions of the MPA
  have been transferred to the Mayor's Office for
  Policing and Crime (MOPC) . MOPC has been set up
  in response to the Police Reform and Social
  Responsibility Act (2011) which reforms the
  accountability of police services and replaces
  police authorities across England and Wales with
  elected individuals. The rest of the country will
  elect their Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)
  in November 2012.
• The Mayor responsible for supervising the Met
  Police and replacing the Metropolitan Police
  Authority (MPA) with the Mayors Office for
  Policing and Crime (MOPC).

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Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) (Mayor's
Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC) since
2012(ii)

• Through the MOPC the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will
  be directly accountable for police performance in
  the capital, setting the Met Polices strategic
  direction and allocating resources. Operational
  policing will however remain the responsibility
  of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard
  Hogan-Howe.
• The London Assembly will scrutinise the work of
  the MOPC through a new body, the Police and Crime
  Committee (PCC)
• (source http//www.london.gov.uk/priorities/mayo
  rs-office-policing-and-crime )

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Conclusion
A unique organisation with a strategic
city-wide role to design a better future for
London
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