Greater London Authority Act 2007

Greater London Authority Act 2007[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make further provision with respect to the Greater London Authority; to amend the Greater London Authority Act 1999; to make further provision with respect to the functional bodies, within the meaning of that Act, and the Museum of London; and for connected purposes.
Citation2007 c. 24
Introduced byRuth Kelly MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government[1] (Commons)
Baroness Andrews (Lords)
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent23 October 2007
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
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Amended by
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Greater London Authority Act 2007[d] (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It gave additional powers to the Greater London Authority, the London Assembly and the Mayor of London, which had been created by the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Provisions

The act gave the Mayor of London broad powers in relation to planning, housing, large developments, skills, training, waste and climate change.[2][3]

The act also gives the mayor broad powers relating to the power of appointment to the boards of functional bodies, including the ability to make party political appointments to Transport for London.[4] The act required that the mayor's appointments be subjects to a confirmation hearing.[5] These confirmation hearings are non-binding.[6]

The mayor must have due regard to remarks made by the assembly.[7]

The act provides for the following:

  • establishment of a London Board for the Housing Corporation[6]
  • establishment of the London Skills and Employment Board[6]
  • establishment of the London Waste and Recycling Board[8]
  • publication of a London housing strategy[9]
  • publication of a London health inequalities strategy[9]

The act strengthened the assembly's powers scrutinise the Mayor and changed other aspects of the governance of the Greater London Authority.[10]

The act allowed the mayor to call-in planning applications.[11]

The act transferred responsibility for the Museum of London from being jointly managed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the City of London Corporation to the Greater London Authority.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 59(1).
  2. ↑ Section 59(3).
  3. ↑ Section 59(4)–(7).
  4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference st was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of the United Kingdom (23 October 2007). "Greater London Authority Bill". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "It's time to rebalance the powers of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly". www.electoral-reform.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "What can the Mayor of London actually do?". Full Fact. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Travers, Tony. "The Greater London Authority, 2000 to 2008" (PDF). London School of Economics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Paun, Akash; Turner, Edward (2008). "Devolution and the Centre Monitoring Report: January 2008" (PDF). University College London. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Sandford, Mark (4 March 2025). "The Greater London Authority". House of Commons Library.
  7. ↑ Cameron, Neil. "Planning for a better London: the legal framework for promoting a new London Plan" (PDF). Landmark Chambers. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Bradshaw, Ben (14 June 2007). "London to gain statutory Waste and Recycling Board". Letsrecycle. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 Burch, Martin; Harding, Alan; Rees, James (2008). "English Regions Devolution Monitoring Report: January 2008" (PDF). University College London. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mayor of London - What does the Mayor of London do?". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Eke, Sean; Berman, Cory; Kaye, Simon (2026). "Capital at Risk: Rebooting London's governance for a new era" (PDF). Re:State.
  12. ↑ Gay, Oonagh; O'Hare, Paul; Parry, Keith; Berman, Gavin; Wilson, Wendy; Roll, Jo; Whittaker, Matthew; Ward, Philip; Barclay, Christopher; Ares, Elena (7 December 2006). "The Greater London Authority Bill" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
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