The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986 leaving Greater London without a strategic local government authority until the establishment of the Greater London Authority fourteen years later in 2000.
Joint committees, boards and quangos In the absence of a London wide strategic authority, a number of joint committees, joint boards and quangos were established including the: Inner London Education Authority Government Office for London (established in 1994) London Boroughs Grants Committee London Councils (established in 1995) London Fire and Civil Defence Authority London Pensions Fund Authority (established in 1989) London Planning Advisory Committee London Regional Transport London Research Centre London Residuary Body Waste disposal authorities in London
See also Minister for London History of local government in London Streamlining the cities Local Government Act 1985 Symbols of Greater London
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