What is Greater London Authority?
The '''Greater London Authority''' ('''GLA''') controls the 1579 [[km²]] (610 sq. [[mile]]s) of [[Greater London]], [[England]], covering the 32 [[London Boroughs|London boroughs]] and the [[City of London]]. The GLA members are the [[Mayor of London|Mayor]] and the 25 people the [[London Assembly]]. The current Mayor of London is [[Sadiq Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/|title=London.gov.uk - Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan - London Assembly|website=London.gov.uk - Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan - London Assembly}}</ref> == Purpose == The GLA was created to improve the coordination between the London boroughs, and the [[Mayor of London]]'s role is to give London a single person to represent it. The Mayor proposes policy and the GLA's budget, and makes appointments to the capital's strategic transport body ([[Transport for London]]) and economic development body (the [[London Development Agency]]). One of the primary purposes of the London Assembly is to hold the Mayor of London to account. The Assembly must also accept or amend(change) the Mayor's budget on an annual basis(every year). The GLA is different from the Corporation of the [[City of London]] with its largely ceremonial Lord Mayor. Corporation controls only the square mile of the City, London's chief financial centre. The GLA governs a much wider area The GLA is at City Hall, a new building on the south bank of the [[River Thames]], next to [[Tower Bridge]]. ==Related pages== * [[Scotland Yard]] * [[Lord Mayor of London]] == References == <references /> == Other websites == *[http://www.london.gov.uk/ The GLA's website] *[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080527095515/http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/index.jsp About the GLA] - Website detailing the powers of the GLA *[http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/notes/snpc-04058.pdf Greater London Authority Review, 2005-06] - House of Commons Library Standard Note *[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Referendum_on_creation_of_a_GLA Wikisource - Referendum Results] *[http://www.