Reports about local devolutionE+W
[F11Devolution: annual reportE+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—
(a)this Act,
(b)Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,
(c)Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,
(d)Parts 1 and 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, and
(e)any other enactment.
(2)The annual report must include information on—
(a)the areas of the country where strategic authorities have been established,
(b)the areas of the country where proposals have been received by the Secretary of State for establishment of a strategic authority and negotiations have taken place but agreement has not yet been reached,
(c)strategic authorities which have moved from one category of strategic authorities to another category,
(d)additional functions which have been conferred on strategic authorities within each category of strategic authorities or on particular strategic authorities, and
(e)additional financial resources which have been devolved on strategic authorities within each category of strategic authorities or on particular strategic authorities.
(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 “strategic authority” and “category of strategic authorities” have the same meanings as in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (see section 101(1) of that Act).]