35-737: The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority ( LFEPA ) was a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) from 2000 to 2018. It was established with the Greater London Authority by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 . It replaced the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority , on 3 July 2000. Its principal purpose was to be the strategic governance of the London Fire Brigade . The members of LFEPA were appointed annually by
70-612: A local referendum , and derives most of its powers from the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and the Greater London Authority Act 2007 . It is a strategic regional authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning. Three functional bodies— Transport for London , the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime , and the London Fire Commissioner —are responsible for delivery of services in these areas. The planning policies of
105-717: A change of use for the building in December 2020. The authority vacated City Hall on 2 December 2021 and the move is due to completed in the first week of January 2022. The Crystal was renamed "City Hall" in December 2021. In addition to City Hall, staff of the Greater London Authority are also based at Palestra House on Blackfriars Road and at the London Fire Brigade headquarters on Union Street , both in Southwark . The predecessors of
140-570: A member of the London Assembly , representing Enfield & Haringey . Following the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London . Prior to her career in politics, Joanne McCartney worked as a barrister specialising in employment law . She also worked as an adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants. McCartney
175-848: Is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions . After the 2024 elections , Labour has the largest representation on the GLA with the mayor as well as eleven assembly members, followed by eight from the Conservatives , three Greens , two from the Liberal Democrats , and one from Reform UK . Joanne McCartney Joanne McCartney is a British barrister and Labour and Co-operative Party politician. Since 2004, she has served as
210-627: Is carried out by functional bodies which, together with the GLA itself, form the GLA Group and work under the policy direction of the mayor and assembly. These functional bodies (defined in section 424 (1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) are: In November 2005, the government published a consultation document reviewing the powers of the GLA, making proposals for additional powers, including waste management , planning, housing, and learning and skills. The result of
245-586: Is responsible for co-ordinating land use planning in Greater London . The mayor produces a strategic plan, the " London Plan ". The individual London Borough councils are legally bound to comply with the plan. The mayor has the power to over-ride planning decisions made by the London Boroughs if they are believed to be against the interests of London as a whole. As of 2006, London generates 42 million tonnes of carbon emissions per year, 7% of
280-637: The 2012 election , she increased her margins to 36,741 votes. In the 2016 election , she broke records by winning by a margin of 51,152 votes. She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority . She currently sits on the London Assembly's Environment Committee, Oversight Committee and Transport Committee. Since the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London . As Deputy Mayor, McCartney has led work on
315-908: The Association of London Government (renamed London Councils in 2006). This was amended by section 25 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 which changed the composition to eight London Assembly nominations, seven from the London borough councils and two direct appointments by the mayor. The first appointments to the authority were made in June 2000. Appointments to the authority each year were as follows: Greater London Authority Sadiq Khan ( L ) Statutory Deputy Mayor Joanne McCartney ( L/Co ) London Assembly Lord Mayor Peter Estlin London boroughs ( list ) Vacant The Greater London Authority ( GLA ), colloquially known by
350-684: The City of London with its largely ceremonial lord mayors, which controls only the square mile of the city, London's chief financial centre. In 1986, the Greater London Council was abolished by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher . Many people have surmised that the decision to abolish the GLC was made because of the existence of a high-spending left-wing Labour administration under Ken Livingstone , although pressure for
385-467: The City of London Corporation . It was created to improve the co-ordination between the local authorities in Greater London, while the Mayor of London 's role is to provide a single representative for the capital. The Mayor proposes policy and the GLA's budget, and makes appointments to the capital's strategic executive such as Transport for London . The London Assembly serves as a watchdog for
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#1732791434017420-560: The Mayor of London and were nominated from the London Assembly and the London borough councils . There were two direct mayoral appointments to the authority from 2008, following the Greater London Authority Act 2007 . It was abolished in April 2018 and replaced with the London Fire Commissioner , following the Policing and Crime Act 2017 . The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
455-545: The metonym City Hall , is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London , England. It consists of two political branches: an executive Mayor (currently Sadiq Khan ) and the 25-member London Assembly , which serves as a means of checks and balances on the Mayor. Since May 2016, both branches have been under the control of the London Labour Party . The authority was established in 2000, following
490-466: The GLA was formally established on 3 July 2000. For the first two years of its existence, the Greater London Authority was based at Romney House, 47 Marsham Street in Westminster . Meetings of the London Assembly took place at Emmanuel Centre, also on Marsham Street. Between July 2002 and December 2021, the Greater London Authority was based at a building known as City Hall in Southwark , on
525-699: The Greater London Authority, the Greater London Council and the London County Council , had their headquarters at County Hall , upstream on the South Bank . Although County Hall's old council chamber is still intact, the building is unavailable for use by the GLA because of its conversion into, among other things, a luxury hotel, amusement arcade and aquarium. Areas which the GLA has responsibility for include transport, policing, fire and rescue, development and strategic planning. The GLA does not directly provide any services itself. Instead, its work
560-567: The London Borough councils, a referendum was held on the establishment of the GLA in May 1998, which was approved with 72% of the vote. The Greater London Authority Act 1999 passed through Parliament, receiving royal assent in October 1999. Most polling showed that Livingstone, the last leader of the GLC, would easily win the mayoral election. However, in a controversial election campaign,
595-515: The Mayor of London are detailed in a statutory London Plan which is regularly updated and published. The Greater London Authority is mostly funded by direct government grant and it is also a precepting authority , with some money collected with local Council Tax . The GLA is unique in the British devolved and local government system, in terms of structure (it uses a presidential system -esque model), elections and selection of powers. The authority
630-546: The Mayor of London's universal free school meals programme and on the Young Londoners fund and worked to create "Early Years Hubs" for disadvantaged children. As an Assembly Member, she has campaigned on rail devolution upgrades to the Piccadilly Line and child poverty . McCartney has three children, and was chair of governors at her local primary school. This article about an English politician
665-623: The UK's total. 44% of this comes from housing, 28% from commercial premises, 21% from transport, and 7% from industry. The Mayor's energy strategy planned to cut carbon emission levels by 20% by 2010 and 60% by 2050 (although achieving the first of these targets is unlikely). Measures taken to achieve this have included the creation of the London Climate Change Agency , the London Energy Partnership and
700-442: The abolition of the GLC had arisen before Livingstone took over, and was largely driven by the belief among the outer London borough councils that they could perform the functions of the GLC just as well. On abolition, the strategic functions of the GLC were transferred to bodies controlled by central government or joint boards nominated by the London borough councils . Some of the service delivery functions were transferred down to
735-421: The authority from the assembly and the borough councils. Livingstone said "It is unacceptable that when there are 1,861 councillors in London, of which 555 are women and 293 from black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, all seven Conservative nominees are white and include only one woman, and all three Liberal Democrat nominees are white men." A compromise was reached by 21 June 2007 whereby the mayor replaced one of
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#1732791434017770-571: The authority to consult the public. In February, the authority voted to ignore the direction of the mayor. The Conservative Party formed a minority on the authority and were outvoted by the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Party members. Advice to the authority showed that it had no legal ability to ignore the mayor's instructions. The authority voted to follow the mayoral direction on 12 September 2013. 10 fire stations closed in January 2014. The LFEPA
805-615: The banks of the River Thames , close to Tower Bridge . City Hall was designed by Norman Foster and constructed at a cost of £43 million on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London . This building did not belong to the GLA but was leased under a 25-year rental agreement from the Kuwait Investment Authority . In November 2020, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced plans to vacate City Hall at
840-527: The city and holds the mayor accountable. The assembly must also accept or amend the mayor's budget on an annual basis. The GLA is based at City Hall in the London Borough of Newham , situated next to the redeveloped Royal Victoria Dock in Canning Town . The GLA moved to this building from the previous City Hall , in Southwark , in January 2022. The GLA is different from the corporation of
875-522: The consultation and final proposals were published by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 13 July 2006. A range of back office services for the GLA and its functional bodies are provided collectively by the GLA Group using the common provision powers of section 401A of the 1999 Act. The most senior member of staff within the GLA Group is the GLA Head of Paid Service. The GLA
910-465: The councils themselves. For the next 14 years there was no single elected body for the whole of London. The Labour Party never supported the abolition of the GLC and made it a policy to re-establish some form of citywide elected authority. The Labour Party advocated a government structure comprising a single, directly elected mayor (a policy first suggested by Tony Banks in 1990), together with an elected deliberative assembly to scrutinise him. This model
945-426: The end of 2021 and relocate to The Crystal in the Canning Town area of East London . The Crystal building is owned by the Greater London Authority and is currently under-occupied. City Hall was not owned by the authority itself and the proposed move would save the Greater London Authority £12.6 million a year in rental costs. The decision was confirmed on 3 November 2020. Newham Borough Council gave permission for
980-400: The founding of the international Large Cities Climate Leadership Group . The London Sustainable Development Commission has calculated that for housing to meet the 60% target, all new developments would have to be constructed to be carbon-neutral with immediate effect (using zero energy building techniques), in addition to cutting energy used in existing housing by 40%. The Mayor of London
1015-540: The male Conservative assembly members, Bob Blackman , with Angie Bray and appointed the borough council nominations on a temporary basis until August. These appointments were extended to June 2008. In January 2013 the authority was asked to approve a public consultation on the closure of 12 fire stations as part of the fifth London Safety Plan. The authority voted against any future consultation on station closures, appliance reductions or job losses. The Conservative Party mayor, Boris Johnson , then used his power to directed
1050-502: The then prime minister, Tony Blair , attempted to block the nomination of Livingstone, a factional rival, and imposed his own candidate. In reaction, Livingstone stood as an independent candidate, resulting in his expulsion from the Labour Party. In March 2000, he was elected as Mayor of London, pushing Labour's candidate into third place. Following an interim period in which the mayor and assembly had been elected but had no powers,
1085-457: Was abolished in April 2018 and replaced with the London Fire Commissioner and the Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee, a new governance arrangement within the Greater London Authority. The 17 members of LFEPA were appointed annually by the Mayor of London. From 2000 to 2008, nine were nominated by the London Assembly and eight by the London borough councils through their umbrella body
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1120-413: Was based on the mayor–council government of many American and Canadian cities rather than the parliamentary-style GLC. Indeed, it was partly aimed at making sure the new body resembled the erstwhile GLC as little as possible. After Labour won the 1997 general election , the policy was outlined in a white paper entitled A Mayor and Assembly for London (March 1998). Simultaneously with the elections to
1155-500: Was created with the Greater London Authority , consisting of the Mayor of London and London Assembly , as part of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 . It replaced the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority , on 3 July 2000 as the governance of the London Fire Brigade . In June 2007 the Labour Party mayor, Ken Livingstone , asked the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives to reconsider their nominations for members of
1190-444: Was elected councillor in the London Borough of Enfield in 1998, representing Edmonton and then Palmers Green . She was elected to the London Assembly for Enfield and Haringey in the 2004 Assembly Elections and stood down as a councillor at the 2006 local elections . Subsequently, she has retained her seat at the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024 elections. McCartney won re-election in 2008 by approximately 1,400 votes. In
1225-420: Was established to replace a range of joint boards and quangos and provided an elected upper tier of local government in Greater London for the first time since the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986. The GLA is responsible for the strategic administration of the 1,579 km (610 sq mi) of Greater London . It shares local government powers with the councils of 32 London boroughs and
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