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Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1)

Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 2016 CHAPTER 1 An Act to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; to make other provision in relation to bodies established under that Part; to make provision about local authority governance and functions; to confer power to establish, and to make provision about, sub-national transport bodies; and for connected purposes. [28th January 2016] B e it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Mayoral combined authorities E+W

2. “ Mayors for combined authority areas E+W

107. Power to provide for election of mayor

107. Requirements in connection with orders under section 107A

3. Deputy mayors etc

4. Functions of mayors: general

107. Joint exercise of general functions

107. Functions of mayors: policing

5. Combined authorities: additional functions E+W

6. Local authority functions E+W

7. Other public authority functions

105. Combined authorities: accountability etc E+W

8. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees E+W

9. Funding of combined authorities E+W

10. Combined authorities and EPBs: areas and procedure E+W

11. Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to EPBs E+W

12. Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to combined authorities E+W

13. Application in respect of change to constitution, functions or funding: existing EPB

14. Combined and local authorities: governance, constitution and functions etc E+W

15. Governance arrangements etc of local authorities in England E+W

16. Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities E+W

17. Section 16: procedure etc E+W

18. Devolving health service functions E+W

19. Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006 E+W

20. Sub-national transport bodies E+W

21. Establishment and constitution of STBs E+W

102. Power to establish STBs

102. Requirements in connection with regulations under section 102E

102. Functions E+W

102. General functions

102. Transport strategy of an STB

102. Exercise of local transport functions

102. Other public authority functions

102. General powers etc E+W

102. General powers

102. Boundaries of power under section 102M

102. Power to make provision supplemental to section 102M

102. Boundary and name changes E+W

102. Change to boundaries of an STB's area

102. Supplementary E+W

102. Incidental etc provision

102. Procedure for regulations under this Part

102. National Park authorities E+W

22. English National Park authorities: general powers

65. Boundaries of powers under section 65A

65. Power to make provision supplemental to section 65A

65. Final provisions E+W

23. Minor and consequential amendments E+W

24. Extent E+W

25. Commencement E+W

26. Section 13Z: further provision in relation to devolved arrangements

13. Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 E+W

1. Mayoral combined authorities E+W

2. “ Mayors for combined authority areas E+W

107. Power to provide for election of mayor

107. Requirements in connection with orders under section 107A

3. Deputy mayors etc

4. Functions of mayors: general

107. Joint exercise of general functions

107. Functions of mayors: policing

5. Combined authorities: additional functions E+W

6. Local authority functions E+W

7. Other public authority functions

105. Combined authorities: accountability etc E+W

8. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees E+W

9. Funding of combined authorities E+W

10. Combined authorities and EPBs: areas and procedure E+W

11. Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to EPBs E+W

12. Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to combined authorities E+W

13. Application in respect of change to constitution, functions or funding: existing EPB

14. Combined and local authorities: governance, constitution and functions etc E+W

15. Governance arrangements etc of local authorities in England E+W

16. Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities E+W

17. Section 16: procedure etc E+W

18. Devolving health service functions E+W

19. Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006 E+W

20. Sub-national transport bodies E+W

21. Establishment and constitution of STBs E+W

102. Power to establish STBs

102. Requirements in connection with regulations under section 102E

102. Functions E+W

102. General functions

102. Transport strategy of an STB

102. Exercise of local transport functions

102. Other public authority functions

102. General powers etc E+W

102. General powers

102. Boundaries of power under section 102M

102. Power to make provision supplemental to section 102M

102. Boundary and name changes E+W

102. Change to boundaries of an STB's area

102. Supplementary E+W

102. Incidental etc provision

102. Procedure for regulations under this Part

102. National Park authorities E+W

22. English National Park authorities: general powers

65. Boundaries of powers under section 65A

65. Power to make provision supplemental to section 65A

65. Final provisions E+W

23. Minor and consequential amendments E+W

24. Extent E+W

25. Commencement E+W

26. Section 13Z: further provision in relation to devolved arrangements

13. Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 E+W

Section 1

1. Mayoral combined authorities E+W

(1) The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament an annual report about devolution for all areas within England pursuant to the provisions of this Act [ F1 or Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ] . (2) The annual report must include information on— (a) the areas of the country where agreements have been reached, (b) the areas of the country where proposals have been received by the Secretary of State and negotiations have taken place but agreement has not yet been reached, (c) functions exercisable by a Minister of the Crown that have been devolved as a result of agreements so as to become exercisable by a mayor for the area of a combined authority [ F2 or a combined county authority ] (including information as to any such functions that remain exercisable by a Minister of the Crown as a result of an agreement providing for functions to be exercisable jointly or concurrently), (d) additional financial resources and public functions (so far as not falling within paragraph (c)) which have been devolved as a result of agreements, and (e) the extent to which consideration has been given by a Minister of the Crown to the principle that powers should be devolved to combined authorities [ F3 , combined county authorities ] or the most appropriate local level except where those powers can more effectively be exercised by central government. (3) The annual report must be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after 31 March each year. (4) In this section— “ combined authority ” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; [ F4 “ combined county authority ” means a combined county authority established under section 9 (1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; ] “ Minister of the Crown ” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975. Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1(1) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) , s. 255(2)(c) , Sch. 4 para. 204(2) (with s. 247 ) F2 Words in s. 1(2)(c) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) , s. 255(2)(c) , Sch. 4 para. 204(3)(a) (with s. 247 ) F3 Words in s. 1(2)(e) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) , s. 255(2)(c) , Sch. 4 para. 204(3)(b) (with s. 247 ) F4 Words in s. 1(4) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) , s. 255(2)(c) , Sch. 4 para. 204(4) (with s. 247 )

Section 2