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Government 
Local government
Main articles: Local government in London, History of local government in London, 
and List of heads of London government 
The administration of London is formed of two tiers—a city-wide, strategic tier and a 
local tier. City-wide administration is coordinated by the Greater London Authority 
(GLA), while local administration is carried out by 33 smaller authorities.
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The 
GLA consists of two elected components; the Mayor of London, who has executive 
powers, and the London Assembly, who scrutinise the mayor's decisions and can 
accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The headquarters of the GLA is City 
Hall, Southwark; the mayor is Boris Johnson. The mayor's statutory planning strategy 

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is published as the London Plan, which was most recently revised in 2011.
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The 
local authorities are the councils of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London 
Corporation.
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 They are responsible for most local services, such as local planning, 
schools, social services, local roads and refuse collection. Certain functions, such as 
waste management, are provided through joint arrangements. In 2009–2010 the 
combined revenue expenditure by London councils and the GLA amounted to just 
over £22 billion (£14.7 billion for the boroughs and £7.4 billion for the GLA)
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Policing in Greater London, with the exception of the City of London, is provided by 
the Metropolitan Police Force, overseen by the Mayor through the Mayor's Office for 
Policing and Crime (MOPAC).
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The City of London has its own police force – 
the City of London Police.
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 The British Transport Police are responsible for police 
services on National Rail and London Underground services.
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The London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for Greater London. 
It is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and is the third-
largest fire service in the world.
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National Health Service ambulance services are 
provided by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust, the largest free at the 
point of use emergency ambulance service in the world.
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The London Air 
Ambulance charity operates in conjunction with the LAS where required. Her 
Majesty's Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution operate on the 
River Thames.

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