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The GLA 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 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority — are responsible for delivery of services in these areas.
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COVID-19 and London's Economy - impacts and economic outlook
Greater London Authority (GLA)This paper summarises the latest evidence and analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on London’s economy so far and on the economic outlook so that key actors and stakeholders engaged in responding to the pandemic can have a readily available evidence base to inform policy responses. - Updated 4 years ago
Map of Community Views
Greater London Authority (GLA)Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. These conversati... - Created 4 years ago
Briefing - Universal Credit and Disabled Londoners
Greater London Authority (GLA)Disabled Londoners have been disproportionately impacted by changes to the tax and benefits system and the introduction of Universal Credit (UC) has hit disabled Londoners particularly hard. Cuts to civil society organisations and Local Authority budgets have also reduced support for disabled Londoners. This research provides an insight into the ecosystem of organisations in London offering support to disability benefit claimants migrat... - Updated 4 years ago
Experiences of Food Insecurity amongst Older Londoners before and during COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)Qualitative research with older Londoners undertaken by the GLA exploring: The causes of food insecurity and malnutrition amongst older Londoners, including the impact of coronavirus The experiences of older Londoners experiencing food insecurity and its impact on general well-being The extent to which the diets (including water intake) of older Londoners are monitored/discussed The extent to which older Londoners understand and/or th... - Updated 5 years ago
Cumulative Impact Assessment of Welfare Reform in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)This analysis assesses the impact of national changes to the tax and welfare system since 2010 on households in London, using analysis commissioned by the GLA City Intelligence Unit and delivered by Landman Economics. The analysis uses micro-simulation modelling techniques to assess the impact on household incomes in London of changes made to welfare, personal taxes and the introduction of the National Living Wage between May 2010 and ... - Updated 5 years ago
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Evidence Base for London
Greater London Authority (GLA)The Mayor has a role to play in leading, shaping and responding to changes in London through the work of the GLA group. Inclusive London: the Mayor's equality, diversity and inclusion strategy sets out how he will help address the inequalities, barriers and discrimination experienced by groups protected by the Equality Act 2010, as well as wider issues. These include poverty and socio-economic inequality, and the challenges and disadvan... - Updated 5 years ago
Exploring how to measure social integration using digital and online data
Greater London Authority (GLA)As part of the Mayor's Social Integration Strategy published in March 2018, one of the commitments was to develop a more comprehensive set of measures for social integration and to carry out bespoke and innovative data collection for London to achieve this. This scoping study conducted by the Centre for Analysis of Social Media at Demos and commissioned by the GLA is the first step towards looking at more innovative data collection meth... - Updated 7 years ago
Mortality Risk from High Temperatures in London (Triple Jeopardy Mapping)
Greater London Authority (GLA)A heatwave refers to a prolonged period of unusually hot weather. While there is no standard definition of a heatwave in England, the Met Office generally uses the World Meteorological Organization definition of a heatwave, which is "when the daily maximum temperature of more than five consecutive days exceeds the average maximum temperature by 5°C, the normal period being 1961-1990". They are common in the northern and southern hemisph...