Clause 6
Greater London Authority Bill
Public Bill Committees, 9 January 2007, 12:00 pm
Jim Fitzpatrick (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry; Poplar & Canning Town, Labour)
Clause 6 provides for the assembly to prepare an annual report on its work and achievements during the year. The report will be prepared at the end of each financial year and must be sent to the Mayor before it is published. For a period of six years, the report submitted to the Mayor should be kept available both for viewing at the offices of the authority and, for a nominal fee, for sending to any person on request.
Requiring the assembly to produce an annual report will increase its public accountability and raise its profile among Londoners. The report will enable the assembly to set out its work and achievements over the previous 12 months. It will also complement the Mayor’s report on the exercise of his statutory functions.