Corporate Declarations

Home Run Derby X – 9 July 2022

The GLA has been working with Major League Baseball (MLB) and has secured a series of three MLB games in 2023, 2024 and 2026. In recognition of the ongoing partnership, 400 tickets for MLBs Home Run Derby X held on Saturday 9 July at Crystal Palace Park were made available to the GLA at no cost to the organisation. These tickets were promoted to staff via internal channels and made available on a first come basis.

Queens Platinum Jubilee Pageant – Sunday 5 June 2022

The GLA was involved in the planning and delivery of the central weekend of events for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The GLA provided pan-London situational awareness as well as being central to pre-event pan London coordination preparedness.

On Sunday 5 June for the Queens Platinum Jubilee Pageant, the grandstand seating around Queen’s Victoria Memorial were allocated to trusted partner organisations. As a partner the GLA were allocated 20 pairs of tickets. There was no cost to the GLA for these tickets. These tickets had no monetary value as the event was free to access and no tickets were sold for this event.

Tickets were made available to London Assembly Members and GLA staff via a ballot.

UEFA EURO 2020 Final England vs Italy at Wembley - Sunday 11 July 2021

As London was a UEFA Euro 2020 Host City, the GLA received an allocation of tickets to games played at Wembley Stadium. Six tickets to the final game between England and Italy were provided to six GLA staff members via a ballot.

The Mayor of London’s Gala: 63rd BFI London Film Festival - Monday 7 October 2019

Every year the Mayor of London via the Greater London Authority (GLA) part funds the London Film Festival via an annual grant fund to Film London. As part of the festival, the Mayor chooses a UK premier film for his Gala screening at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.

This year’s film was ‘The Aeronauts’ directed by Tom Harper and the GLA received a number of tickets for the screening and the evening reception at no extra cost to the organisation.

Tickets were made available to GLA culture stakeholders, London Assembly members and GLA staff on a first come first served basis.

For the 63rd BFI London Film Festival the GLA received 6 tickets for the opening Gala on 02 October, an allocation of 64 tickets for the 07 October Gala screening and 6 tickets for the closing Gala on 13 October 2019.


Major League Baseball London Series 2019 – 29 and 30 June 2019

The GLA provided promotional support to the organisers of the MLB London Series 2019. The GLA received 50 general access tickets for the workout day and 114 general access tickets for the event at no cost to the organisation. These tickets were distributed to winners of the London Sport Awards and GLA staff via a ballot.

ICC Cricket World Cup, 30 May – 14 July 2019

The GLA was involved in providing promotional and operational support to the organisers of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The GLA supported city activations before and during the tournament and supported the 10 matches which took place within London, either at The Oval or Lord’s cricket ground between 30 May and 14 July 2019.

The GLA received 1,242 general access tickets for the event at no cost to the organisation. These tickets were distributed to GLA stakeholders, community organisations, Lambeth Council, Westminster City Council and GLA staff. Of these tickets, 12 pairs were allocated to GLA staff via a ballot.


FINA / CNSG Diving World Series, 17 – 19 May 2019

The GLA provided funding, promotional and strategic support to British Swimming, the organisers of the FINA/ CNSG Diving World Series. The GLA received 60 general access tickets for the event at no cost to the organisation. These tickets were distributed to GLA staff via a ballot.



The Mayor of London’s Gala: 62nd BFI London Film Festival – Saturday 20 October 2018

Every year the Mayor of London via the Greater London Authority (GLA) part funds the British Film Institute (BFI) via an annual grant fund. As part of the festival the Mayor choses a UK premier film for his Gala screening at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.

This year’s film is ‘A Private War’ directed by Matthew Heineman and the GLA will receive a number of tickets for the screening the pre-reception at no extra cost to the organisation.

Tickets are made available to GLA culture stakeholders, London Assembly members and GLA staff on a first come first served basis.

For the 62nd BFI London Film Festival the GLA received 6 tickets for the opening gala on 10 October, an allocation of 75 tickets for the 20 October gala screening and 6 tickets for the closing gala on 21 October 2018.



2018 Street League Skateboarding Pro Open London, 26 - 27 May 2018

The GLA was involved in providing financial, promotional and operational support to Street League Skateboarding (SLS) in delivering the 2018 SLS Pro Open London at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, between 26 and 27 May 2018.

The GLA received 25 general access tickets for the event at no cost to the organisation. These tickets were distributed to GLA staff and stakeholders.




Secret Cinema presents Blade Runner: The Final Cut - Thursday 21 June and Sunday 24 June 2018

Secret Cinema productions offer audiences world-class cinema experiences in non-traditional venues, creating a 360-degree environment populated by a professional cast of actors and dancers. With around half a million audience members attending over 70 events worldwide, it is a great example of London's innovative creative exports. A 2017 study from BOP Consulting highlighted the local positive impact of a Secret Cinema in terms of the regeneration of an area and the GLA is directly involved with the Secret Group Limited team to help them improve and enhance their local community engagement.

Secret Group Limited's current production, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, is taking place in a GLA-owned building in Canning Town. GLA Land and Property Limited, a subsidiary company of the Greater London Authority, contracted a lease with Secret Group Limited on 3 January 2017, originally for one year, with an extension until October 2018.

The GLA received 19 tickets for the 21 June and 15 tickets for the 24 June performances of Blade Runner: The Final Cut at no extra cost to the organisation. Tickets are made available to the Culture team and Regeneration team staff on a first-come-first-served basis.




The Mayor of London’s Gala: 61st BFI London Film Festival - Monday 9 October 2017

Every year the Mayor of London via the Greater London Authority (GLA) part funds the British Film Institute (BFI) via an annual grant fund. As part of the festival the Mayor chose a UK premier film for his Gala screening at the Odeon Leicester Square, London.

This year film is ‘Call Me by Your Name’ directed by Luca Guadagnino and the GLA will receive a number of tickets for the screening the evening reception at no extra cost to the organisation.

Tickets are made available to GLA culture stakeholders, London Assembly members and GLA staff on a first-come-first-served basis.

For the 61st BFI London Film Festival the GLA received 6 tickets for the opening gala on 4 October, an allocation of 75 tickets for the 9th October gala screening and 8 tickets for the closing gala on 15 October 2017.




World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London - July and August 2017

Responsibility for delivering the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017 falls under two limited companies: London 2017 Ltd (IAAF Championships) and London Championships Ltd (World Para Athletics Championships).

The GLA and UK Athletics are the two members of both companies. As underwriter and majority grant funder of the World Para Athletics Championships, and as a major grant funder of the IAAF World Championships, the GLA is heavily involved in the operational delivery of both events.

The GLA will receive a number of accreditations for both events, both to facilitate the attendance of senior representatives of the organisation, and to enable staff to perform functional roles during the event.

The GLA will receive a number of general access tickets for the events at no cost to the organisation. For the World Para Athletics World Championships, the GLA will receive 16,000 general access tickets at no cost to the organisation. These tickets have been distributed to emergency service personnel in London and to GLA staff.

The GLA will receive a number of VIP guest passes for the events at no cost to the organisation. The GLA will be using the VIP guest passes to host a number of stakeholder/partner reception at the events. For the World Para Athletics World Championships, the GLA will receive a total 180 VIP guest passes and associated tickets split across ten sessions of the event.

For the IAAF World Championships, the GLA will receive a total 54 VIP guest passes and associated tickets split across two sessions of the event.