Commentary Reduction of health inequalities Section 24: General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies
59.Section 41 of the GLA Act 1999 requires the Mayor to have regard to the effect of his strategies or revisions to his strategies on the health of persons in London. It provides that when the Mayor prepares or revises his strategies he must include policies and proposals best calculated to promote improvements in the health of such persons. In line with the general duty under section 30, section 24 amends section 41 of the 1999 Act to require the Mayor additionally to consider the effects of his strategies on health inequalities. It requires the Mayor, when preparing or revising his strategies, to include policies and proposals that are also best calculated to promote the reduction of health inequalities.