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The GLA is a strategic authority with a Londonwide role to design a better future for the capital.
We support the work of the Mayor of London, helping his office to develop and deliver strategies for London.
And we support the London Assembly in their role of scrutinising the work of the Mayor and representing the interests of Londoners.
We work closely together to improve pretty much every aspect of London – from the opportunities available to young Londoners to the support on hand for older residents, from the quality of London’s open spaces to its reputation around the world.
The GLA was created by the GLA Act of 1999 and was formally established on 3 July 2000. The GLA Act of 2007 introduced additional and enhanced powers for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly in several areas including housing, tackling climate change, planning and waste, health and culture. The current Chief Executive is Leo Boland and he is supported by the GLA Executive Team.
Our three main areas of responsibility are:
economic development and wealth creation
social development
environmental improvement.
These are underpinned by six statutory themes:
equality of opportunity
sustainable development
health
health inequalities
climate change (covering both adaptation and mitigation)
community safety.
We are a unique organisation, with a strategic citywide role to design a better future for London. We focus on the opportunities that a joined-up approach to governing London can bring to our great city.
To do this, we work to build successful networks, alliances and partnerships with everyone who can help us create the London the Mayor wants to see. This includes the GLA group functional bodies, local and central government and a diverse range of organisations from charities to private sector companies.
Building the trust to develop and nurture these partnerships and alliances is at the core of our work. Our Staff Charter, detailed in the Strategic Plan, sets out the values that we believe are crucial to our success:
leadership
accountability
collaboration
fairness
integrity.
The Mayor and the London Assembly use these values to hold us to account for the work that we do in support of their roles as elected representatives of Londoners.
