Editing Greater London Authority (section)

==Powers and functions==
===Functional bodies===
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 is carried out by functional bodies which, together with the GLA itself, form the GLA Group <ref>London Assembly, GLA Oversight Committee, [https://www.london.gov.uk/media/49210/download Transparency of the GLA Group], published 25 June 2013, accessed 30 May 2023</ref> 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:
*[[Transport for London]] (TfL) – Responsible for managing most aspects of London's transport system, including public transport, main roads, and traffic management, and administering the [[London congestion charge]].
*[[Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime]] – Responsible for overseeing the [[Metropolitan Police Service]], which provides policing throughout Greater London. Replaced the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] in January 2012 under the provisions of the [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/contents/enacted| title = Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Section 1)| work=UK Legislation| access-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref>
*The [[London Fire Commissioner]] – Administers the [[London Fire Brigade]] and co-ordinates emergency planning. Until April 2017 this was the responsibility of the [[London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority]] (LFEPA).
* The [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] and [[Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation]], which are Mayoral development corporations. Before April 2012 the [[London Development Agency]] (LDA) was responsible for development across London but was wound up following the [[Localism Act 2011]]. The London Legacy Development Corporation and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation were set up using powers in the Localism Act to create Mayoral development corporations.

In November 2005, the government published a consultation document reviewing the powers of the GLA, making proposals for additional powers, including [[waste authorities in Greater London|waste management]], planning, housing, and learning and skills.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,9321,1663371,00.html| title=We can't allow these tin-pot dictators to ruin our capital| last=Toynbee| first=Polly| date=8 December 2005| work=[[The Guardian]]| access-date=2017-08-15}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4095 Greater London Authority may get a lot more power: ODPM opens consultation]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044208/http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4095 |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> The result of the consultation and final proposals were published by the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] on 13 July 2006.<ref>Communities and Local Government – ''[http://www.communities.gov.uk/citiesandregions/regional/greaterlondonauthority/greaterlondon/ The Greater London Authority: The Government's Final Proposals for Additional Powers and Responsibilities for the Mayor and Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123072106/http://www.communities.gov.uk/citiesandregions/regional/greaterlondonauthority/greaterlondon/ |date=23 November 2007 }}''</ref>

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.<ref>Inserted by section 52 of the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/24/part/10 Greater London Authority Act 2007]</ref> The most senior member of staff within the GLA Group is the GLA Head of Paid Service.<ref>Greater London Authority, [https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gla_head_of_paid_service_staffing_protocol_and_scheme_of_delegation.pdf GLA Head of Paid Service Staffing Protocol and Scheme of Delegation], published May 2021, accessed 30 May 2023</ref>

===Planning===
The GLA 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}

===Energy policy===
As of 2006, London generates 42 million tonnes of [[carbon emissions]] per year, 7% of the UK's total. 44% of this comes from housing, 28% from commercial premises, 21% from transport, and 7% from industry.<ref>"[http://www.livingwithclimate.fi/linked/en/Bosteels.pdf London – planning for climate change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060921002119/http://www.livingwithclimate.fi/linked/en/Bosteels.pdf |date=21 September 2006 }}", [[London Climate Change Agency]]. URL accessed 20 August 2006.</ref>

The Mayor's energy strategy<ref>"[http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energy/index.jsp Mayor's Energy Strategy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925233424/http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energy/index.jsp |date=25 September 2006 }}", [[Mayor of London]]. URL accessed 20 August 2006.</ref> planned to cut carbon emission levels by 20% by 2010 and 60% by 2050 (although achieving the first of these targets is unlikely).{{update inline|date=February 2013}} Measures taken to achieve this have included the creation of the [[London Climate Change Agency]], the London Energy Partnership<ref>{{cite journal| title=London planning for climate change| url=http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/energy/partnership-steering-group/index.jsp| publisher=London Climate Change Agency Ltd| date=July 2006| access-date=2017-08-15| archive-date=26 September 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926120345/http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/energy/partnership-steering-group/index.jsp| url-status=dead}}</ref> and the founding of the international [[Large Cities Climate Leadership Group]].

The London Sustainable Development Commission<ref>[http://www.london.gov.uk/londonissues/sustainability.jsp London Sustainable Development Commission]. URL accessed 20 August 2006. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925234736/http://www.london.gov.uk/londonissues/sustainability.jsp |date=25 September 2006 }}</ref> 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%.

=== Intergovernmental relations ===
The Mayor of London is a member of the [[Mayoral Council for England]] and the [[Council of the Nations and Regions]].

=== Division of functions ===
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