Part 4Health

Reduction of health inequalities

I124General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

1

Section 41 of the GLA Act 1999 (general duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (the strategies to which the section applies) after paragraph (b) insert—

bb

the health inequalities strategy prepared and published under section 309E below,

3

In subsection (4) (duty to have regard to certain matters in preparing strategies) in paragraph (b)—

a

after “would have on” insert “ each of the following ”;

b

for the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (i) substitute the following sub-paragraph—

ia

health inequalities between persons living in Greater London;

4

In subsection (7) (duty to include policies and proposals best calculated to achieve certain objectives)—

a

for the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute the following paragraph—

aa

to promote the reduction of health inequalities between persons living in Greater London, and

b

in the closing words (exception where action needed by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) is not reasonably practicable) after “paragraph (a)” insert “ , (aa) ”.

5

After subsection (8) insert—

8A

In subsection (7)(aa) above, the reference to promoting the reduction of health inequalities includes a reference to mitigating any increase in health inequalities which would otherwise be occasioned by the strategy or revision.