A technical note from the Greater London Authority (GLA) details methodology and data sources for calculating headline investment figures supporting culture and creative industries from 2016 to 2026. It covers direct Mayoral investment, leveraged funding, generated GVA and sales, and cultural space supported. The note is intended to support transparency and consistent interpretation by media, Assembly Members, and researchers.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in direct Mayoral investment in culture based on the 2016–2026 time frame mentioned in the description
- Assess the leverage effect of public funding based on the mention of funding leveraged from public and private sources
- Evaluate the economic output of cultural investment based on the total GVA and sales generated
- Measure the physical footprint of cultural support based on the square metres of new, improved, or protected space covered
Strengths
- Covers a decade-long time period from 2016 to 2026
- Includes multiple headline measures: direct investment, leveraged funding, GVA, sales, and physical space
- Produced by the Greater London Authority, a primary government body for London
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- The description states the figures are not a measure of the total economic value of London's creative economy
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Methodology and calculation of investment figures from various data sources, as described in the technical note.
- Time Range
- 2016–2026
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:01:29.028412; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom