GLA Group and family

About GLA Group Collaboration

The GLA Group Collaboration portfolio and Board was established to accelerate collaborative working across the GLA Group. The Collaboration portfolio of work and projects has a defined mission and aim: working as one, delivering maximum benefit to Londoners.

The GLA Group is made up of the GLA and its functional bodies. In all, this includes:

  • Greater London Authority (GLA)
  • London Fire Commissioner (LFC), overseeing London Fire Brigade (LFB)
  • London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
  • The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), incorporating the Metropolitan Police Service and the Violence Reduction Unit
  • Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)
  • Transport for London (TfL)

The GLA family incorporates other organisations which are independently governed but have a close relationship with the GLA and Mayor of London. The two main bodies are:

  • London and Partners (L&P)
  • London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) 

We also involve wider partners in specific workstreams e.g. London Ambulance Service (LAS).

Group Collaboration Board: Leaders in Collaboration

The Group Collaboration Board is made up of c-suite leaders from across the Group’s organisations and provides leadership and strategic oversight to the portfolio. Ultimately the Board is responsible for ensuring our common enabling functions are demonstrably effective, efficient, and economical; that they are value for money.

The Group Collaboration Team

The Group Collaboration Team is a small team comprising of project, programme, portfolio, finance and change management practitioners, as well as strategy and communications specialists. Most team members were recruited internally from the organisations within the Group, bringing a breadth of Group knowledge and experience. Charly Hutson joined the GLA as Director of GLA Group Collaboration in May 2023, with responsibility for directing and coordinating the development and delivery of the Portfolio, working alongside the Board. 

How we work: the Group Collaboration portfolio

We collaborate across the GLA Group on work areas that make us more effective and efficient. Our aim is to remove operational and cultural barriers to joint working, enabling GLA Group organisations and partners to be willing and able to work together as effectively and efficiently as if they were one organisation. The Talent Portal and GLA Group mentoring hub  are  just two examples of initiatives  in our portfolio that we’ve helped come to life, but our portfolio encompasses much more.

Impact Report

In Autumn 2025, the first  GLA Group Collaboration Impact Report was produced to demonstrate the benefits and impact of working together.

Collaboration Hub

Our Collaboration Hub launched in autumn 2025. This is an online space where partners and stakeholders can securely access news & information about Collaboration, share and co-work on documents and engage with one another through forums.

For more information about the collaborative work taking place across the GLA family, contact the GLA Group Collaboration team.