Mayors Office Relocation

Moving to The Crystal, a building already owned by the GLA, will help support huge regeneration project in East London The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed today that the Greater London Authority (GLA) will leave its current City Hall home next year and move its headquarters to The Crystal building in the Royal Docks. The move will save the GLA Group £61m over five years and £126m over ten years. The Mayor says the move is necessary because the Government is not adequately funding local and regional government in London, including the costs of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the GLA Group facing a £500m financial black hole this year and next due to Covid-19, and tax income expected to be lower for several years to come, the savings will be used by the Mayor to protect front-line public services including the police, the London Fire Brigade, and key transport services and to invest in London’s economic recovery.