Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2016 c. 1 |
(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.the areas of the country where agreements have been reached,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,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 (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) ,additional financial resources and public functions (so far as not falling within paragraph (c) ) which have been devolved as a result of agreements, andthe extent to which consideration has been given by a Minister of the Crown to the principle that powers should be devolved to combined 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—After section 107B of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (inserted by section 2 above) insert— The mayor for the area of a combined authority must appoint one of the members of the authority to be the mayor's deputy.The deputy mayor holds office until the end of the term of office of the mayor,
- “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.
- “(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for there to be a mayor for the area of a combined authority.
- (2) A mayor for the area of a combined authority is to be elected by the local government electors for that area in accordance with provision made by or under this Part.
- (3) In subsection (2) “local government elector” has the meaning given by section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972.
- (4) Schedule 5B makes further provision about the election of mayors for areas of combined authorities.
- (5) A mayor for the area of a combined authority is entitled to the style of “mayor”.
- (6) A mayor for the area of a combined authority is by virtue of that office a member of, and the chair of, the combined authority.
- (7) An order under this section providing for there to be a mayor for the area of a combined authority may not be revoked by making a further order under this section; but this does not prevent the making of an order under section 107 abolishing the authority (together with the office of mayor) .
- (8) In this Part “mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under this section for there to be a mayor.
- (1) The Secretary of State may make an order under section 107A in relation to a combined authority's area if a proposal for there to be a mayor for the authority's area has been made to the Secretary of State by the appropriate authorities.
- (2) A proposal under subsection (1) may be included in a scheme prepared and published under section 109 or 112.
- (3) An order under section 107A may also be made without any such proposal having been made if—
- (a) the appropriate authorities consent, or
- (b) in the case of an existing combined authority, there are one or more non-consenting constituent councils but the combined authority and at least two constituent councils consent.
- “(1) The mayor for the area of a combined authority must appoint one of the members of the authority to be the mayor's deputy.
- (2) The deputy mayor holds office until the end of the term of office of the mayor,...
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