English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026

Prospective

Section 11

Schedule 4 E+W Mayoral CCAs: overview and scrutiny committees

Part 1 E+W New scrutiny regime for CCAs that are established mayoral strategic authorities

Introduction E+W

1 LURA 2023 is amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

The new scrutiny regime E+W

2 After Schedule 1 insert—

“Schedule 1A E+W Mayoral CCAs that are EMSAs: overview and scrutiny committees and audit committee

Application of this Schedule

1 (1) This Schedule applies to a CCA if it is an established mayoral strategic authority.

(2) Accordingly, in the following paragraphs of this Schedule—

(a) “CCA” means a CCA that is an established mayoral strategic authority;

(b) a reference to an overview and scrutiny committee is a reference to such a committee of a CCA that is an established mayoral strategic authority.

(3) For provision about the scrutiny of other CCAs, see Schedule 1.

Functions of overview and scrutiny committee

2 (1) A CCA must arrange for the appointment by the CCA of one or more committees of the authority (referred to in this Schedule as overview and scrutiny committees).

(2) The arrangements must ensure that the CCA’s overview and scrutiny committee has power (or its overview and scrutiny committees have power between them)—

(a) to investigate matters of local interest;

(b) to make reports or recommendations to the CCA or mayor on matters of local interest.

(3) The arrangements must (in particular) ensure that the CCA’s overview and scrutiny committee has power (or its overview and scrutiny committees have power between them)—

(a) to make reports or recommendations to the CCA with respect to the discharge of any functions that are the responsibility of the CCA;

(b) to make reports or recommendations to the mayor with respect to the discharge of any general functions.

(4) The arrangements must (in particular) ensure that the CCA’s overview and scrutiny committee has power (or its overview and scrutiny committees have power between them)—

(a) to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge of any functions which are the responsibility of the CCA;

(b) to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge by the mayor of any general functions;

(c) to review—

(i) the policy outcomes which were intended to result from action taken in connection with the discharge of any functions that are the responsibility of the CCA, and

(ii) the effectiveness of that action in achieving those outcomes;

(d) to review—

(i) the policy outcomes which were intended to result from action taken in connection with the discharge by the mayor of any general functions, and

(ii) the effectiveness of that action in achieving those outcomes;

(5) The arrangements made in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) must (in particular) ensure that—

(a) where a decision or other action involves expenditure of the CCA, the review or scrutiny of it includes an assessment of value for money;

(b) where the discharge of a function involves expenditure of the CCA—

(i) any report includes a report on value for money;

(ii) where appropriate, recommendations are made in relation to value for money.

(6) When assessing value for money, an overview and scrutiny committee must have regard to any guidance issued by a public authority.

(7) The power of an overview and scrutiny committee under sub-paragraph (3)(a) or (3)(b) to make reports or recommendations with respect to the discharge of any functions includes power to make recommendations about the way that a function is, or is proposed to be, discharged.

(8) The power of an overview and scrutiny committee under sub-paragraph (4)(a) or (4)(b) to review or scrutinise a decision made but not implemented includes—

(a) power to direct that a decision is not to be implemented while it is under review or scrutiny by the overview and scrutiny committee, and

(b) power—

(i) to recommend that the decision be reconsidered, or

(ii) to make recommendations about the way that the function is, or is proposed to be, discharged.

(9) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA must publish details of how it proposes to exercise its powers in relation to the review and scrutiny of decisions made but not yet implemented and its arrangements in connection with the exercise of those powers.

(10) Before complying with sub-paragraph (9) an overview and scrutiny committee must obtain the consent of the CCA to the proposals and arrangements.

(11) If—

(a) an overview and scrutiny committee makes a recommendation to the CCA or mayor under sub-paragraph (7) or (8)(b), and

(b) the CCA or mayor does not intend to give effect to the recommendation (at all or in part),

the CCA or mayor must give the committee a written notice of that intention and of the reasons for not giving effect to the recommendation.

(12) An overview and scrutiny committee may send a copy of any report or recommendations made by it to any public authority (including the Secretary of State or another Minister of the Crown, or any government department).

(13) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA may not discharge any functions other than the functions conferred by or under this Schedule.

(14) Any reference in this Schedule to the discharge of any functions includes a reference to the doing of anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of those functions.

Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision

3 (1) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA—

(a) may appoint one or more sub-committees, and

(b) may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions by any such sub-committee.

(2) A sub-committee of an overview and scrutiny committee may not discharge any functions other than those conferred on it under sub-paragraph (1)(b).

(3) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA may not include a member of the CCA (including the mayor for the CCA’s area or deputy mayor).

(4) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA is to be treated as a committee or sub-committee of a principal council for the purposes of Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 (access to meetings and documents of certain authorities, committees and sub-committees).

(5) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 apply to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA as they apply to a committee appointed under that section.

(6) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA—

(a) may require a key person to attend before it to answer questions, and

(b) may invite other persons to attend meetings of the committee.

(7) An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA—

(a) may require a key person to provide it with information or documents, and

(b) may invite other persons to provide it with information or documents.

(8) Regulations under paragraph 4(1) may make provision about—

(a) information or documents whose provision may, or may not be, required under sub-paragraph (7)(a);

(b) information or documents whose provision may, or may not be, invited under sub-paragraph (7)(b).

(9) A requirement under sub-paragraph (6)(a) or (7)(a) can only be imposed on a person by written notice given to the person; and the period between the notice being given and the date when the requirement must be complied with must be—

(a) 10 working days, or

(b) if that period of notice is unreasonably short, such longer period as is reasonable.

(10) A person on whom a requirement is imposed under sub-paragraph (6)(a) or (7)(a) is required to comply with the requirement.

(11) If—

(a) an overview and scrutiny committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(6)(a), required a person to attend a meeting of the committee,

(b) the person does not attend the meeting in compliance with the requirement, and

(c) the person does not have a reasonable excuse for not attending the meeting,

the committee must publish notice of the non-attendance in such manner as the committee thinks appropriate and a scrutiny officer of the committee (appointed in accordance with regulations made under 4(2)(d)) must give a copy of the notice to the person who did not attend.

(12) For provision about the consequences of a failure to comply with a requirement imposed under sub-paragraph (6) or (7), see paragraphs 7 and 8.

(13) A person is not obliged—

(a) by sub-paragraph (6) to answer any question which the person would be entitled to refuse to answer in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales, or

(b) by sub-paragraph (7) to provide any information which the person would be entitled to refuse to provide in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.

(14) In exercising, or deciding whether to exercise, any of its functions an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA must have regard to any guidance for the time being issued by the Secretary of State.

(15) Guidance under sub-paragraph (14) may make different provision for different cases or for different descriptions of committee.

(16) In sub-paragraphs (3) to (14) references to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA include references to any sub-committee of such a committee.

Power to make further provision about overview and scrutiny committees

4 (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision about overview and scrutiny committees of a CCA.

(2) Provision under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular include provision—

(a) about the membership of an overview and scrutiny committee and the voting rights of such members;

(b) about the payment of allowances to the members of an overview and scrutiny committee;

(c) about the person who is to be chair of an overview and scrutiny committee;

(d) for the appointment of persons to act as scrutiny officers of an overview and scrutiny committee;

(e) about how and by whom matters may be referred to an overview and scrutiny committee;

(f) requiring persons (whether members of the CCA or other persons) to respond to reports or recommendations made by an overview and scrutiny committee;

(g) about the publication of reports, recommendations or responses;

(h) about information which must, or must not, be disclosed to an overview and scrutiny committee (whether by members of the CCA or by other persons);

(i) as to the minimum or maximum period for which a direction under paragraph 2(8)(a) may have effect.

(3) Provision of the following kinds must be made under sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) provision about when and how an overview and scrutiny committee must involve independent experts in its activities;

(b) provision about how an overview and scrutiny committee must take account of the work undertaken by the independent experts involved in its activities;

(c) provision for the remuneration of independent experts.

(4) Provision must be made under sub-paragraph (2)(a) so as to ensure that at least 60% of members of an overview and scrutiny committee are members of the CCA’s constituent councils.

(5) Provision must be made under sub-paragraph (2)(b) so as to ensure that all the members of an overview and scrutiny committee are entitled to be paid allowances in respect of activities of the descriptions specified in regulations under this paragraph.

(6) Provision must be made under sub-paragraph (2)(c) so as to ensure that the chair of an overview and scrutiny committee is—

(a) an independent person (as defined by the regulations), or

(b) an appropriate person who is a member of one of the CCA’s constituent councils.

(7) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6)(b) “appropriate person” means a person who is not a member of a registered political party of which the mayor is a member.

(8) In sub-paragraph (2)(d) the reference to a “scrutiny officer” of an overview and scrutiny committee is a reference to a person appointed with the function of—

(a) promoting the role of the committee, and

(b) providing support and guidance—

(i) to the committee and its members, and

(ii) to members of the CCA (so far as relating to the functions of the committee).

(9) Provision must be made under sub-paragraph (2)(d) so as to ensure that an overview and scrutiny committee has at least two scrutiny officers.

(10) Provision under sub-paragraph (2)(g) may include provision for descriptions of confidential or exempt information to be excluded from the publication of reports, recommendations or responses.

(11) In this paragraph “registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

(12) In this paragraph references to an overview and scrutiny committee include references to any sub-committee of such a committee.

Style by which committees to be known

5 (1) The overview and scrutiny committees are to have—

(a) the style “local scrutiny committee”, or

(b) any other style that is specified in regulations under paragraph 4(1).

(2) The specified style may (in particular) be—

(a) a variant of “local scrutiny committee”, or

(b) “overview and scrutiny committee” or a variant of it.

(3) The power under section 252(1) to make different provision for different purposes includes power to specify different styles under this paragraph in relation to overview and scrutiny committees of different descriptions of CCAs.

Petitions

6 (1) A CCA must make arrangements (“petition arrangements”) in relation to its overview and scrutiny committee, or each such committee, under which—

(a) a local elector is able to start a petition calling upon the committee to exercise its functions in relation to a matter of local interest that is specified in the petition, and

(b) other local electors are able to indicate their support for the petition within a period specified in the petition arrangements.

(2) Petition arrangements must secure that—

(a) a local elector is able to start any petition by electronic means or non-electronic means, and

(b) other local electors are able to indicate support for any petition by electronic means or non-electronic means.

(3) An overview and scrutiny committee must reject a petition in any of the following cases—

(a) the petition is explicitly seeking new or increased expenditure of the CCA;

(b) the specified matter is not a matter of local interest;

(c) the committee could not exercise its functions in relation to the specified matter without prejudicing civil proceedings or criminal proceedings which have been brought or which, in the view of the committee, are likely to be brought reasonably soon (whether in England and Wales or elsewhere);

(d) the petition is offensive, abusive or vexatious.

(4) In a case where the number of local electors who are petitioners is at least 0.1% of the total number of local electors, an overview and scrutiny committee must decide whether or not to exercise its functions in relation to the matter of concern to which the petition relates.

(5) In any other case, an overview and scrutiny committee may decide whether or not to exercise its functions in relation to the specified matter to which the petition relates.

(6) In deciding whether or not to exercise its functions in relation to the specified matter to which a petition relates, an overview and scrutiny committee must (in particular) take into account the effective use of the committee’s time and resources.

(7) Within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which an overview and scrutiny committee makes a relevant decision about a petition, the committee must—

(a) publish written notice of the following matters—

(i) the relevant decision;

(ii) the reasons for making the relevant decision;

(iii) how the committee proposes to exercise its functions (in the case of a relevant decision to exercise its functions in relation to the specified matter to which the petition relates); and

(b) give written notice of those matters to the person who started the petition.

(8) Regulations under paragraph 4(1) may make provision about petition arrangements and petitions, including—

(a) provision about grounds on which an overview and scrutiny committee must or may make a relevant decision about a petition;

(b) provision about matters which must or may be taken into account in making a relevant decision about a petition;

(c) provision for an overview and scrutiny committee to be able to combine petitions relating to similar specified matters;

(d) provision about verifying whether persons are local electors;

(e) provision about whether the number of local electors who are petitioners is at least 0.1% of the total number of local electors;

(9) In this paragraph—

• “local elector”, in relation to a petition, means a person who would be entitled to vote as an elector at an election for the return of a mayor for the area of the CCA concerned;

• “petitioner” means a local elector who has—

  (a)

  started a petition, or

  (b)

  indicated support for a petition,

  in accordance with the petition arrangements;

• “relevant decision about a petition” means—

  (a)

  a decision by an overview and scrutiny committee to reject a petition, or

  (b)

  a decision by an overview and scrutiny committee whether or not to exercise its functions in relation to the specified matter to which a petition relates;

• “specified matter” means the matter that is specified in a petition in accordance with the petition arrangements.

Financial penalties for failure to attend committee meetings, answer questions or provide information etc

7 (1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, give overview and scrutiny committees the power to impose a civil penalty on—

(a) a person who fails to attend an overview and scrutiny committee meeting;

(b) a person who fails to answer a question put at an overview and scrutiny committee meeting;

(c) a person who fails to provide an overview and scrutiny committee with information or a document;

(d) a person who misleads an overview and scrutiny committee.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person fails to attend an overview and scrutiny committee meeting if—

(a) the committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(6)(a), required the person to attend the meeting,

(b) the person does not attend the meeting, and

(c) the person does not have a reasonable excuse for not attending the meeting.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person fails to answer a question put at an overview and scrutiny committee meeting if—

(a) the committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(6)(a), required the person to attend the meeting,

(b) the question is properly put to the person at the meeting,

(c) the person does not answer the question, and

(d) the person does not have a reasonable excuse for not answering the question.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person fails to provide an overview and scrutiny committee meeting with information or a document if—

(a) the committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(7)(a), required the person to provide the information or document,

(b) the person does not provide the information or document, and

(c) the person does not have a reasonable excuse for not providing the information or document.

(5) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person misleads an overview and scrutiny committee meeting if—

(a) the committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(7)(a), required the person to provide information or a document, and

(b) the person intentionally alters, suppresses, conceals or destroys the information or document.

(6) Regulations under this paragraph—

(a) must provide for the amount or maximum amount of a civil penalty — and such an amount or maximum must not exceed £5,000;

(b) may provide for the power to impose a civil penalty to be exercisable only in relation to persons of a description specified in the regulations; and such a description of person may (in particular) consist of all or any of the following—

(i) mayors for the areas of CCAs;

(ii) deputy mayors appointed by such mayors;

(iii) commissioners appointed by such mayors;

(c) must make provision for appeals against the imposition of civil penalties (which may include provision enabling a civil penalty to be confirmed, withdrawn or varied in its amount on an appeal).

(7) In order to take account of changes in the value of money, the Secretary of State may by regulations substitute another sum for the sum for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (6)(a).

Termination of office for failure to attend committee meetings

8 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who holds one of the following offices in relation to a CCA (the “relevant CCA”)—

(a) mayor for the area of the relevant CCA;

(b) deputy mayor appointed by such a mayor;

(c) commissioner appointed by such a mayor.

(2) The person ceases to hold the office if—

(a) the person fails to attend six overview and scrutiny committee meetings (the “six missed meetings”), and

(b) there is the required link between the six missed meetings.

(3) The person who holds the office fails to attend an overview and scrutiny committee meeting if—

(a) the committee is a committee of the relevant CCA,

(b) the meeting is a compulsory meeting for the person as holder of that office,

(c) the person does not attend the meeting, and

(d) the person does not have a reasonable excuse for not attending the meeting.

(4) There is the required link between the six missed meetings if—

(a) the six missed meetings are consecutive overview and scrutiny committee meetings that are compulsory meetings for the person as holder of the office, or

(b) the period between the first and last of those six missed meetings is 12 months or shorter.

(5) In determining whether there is the required link by virtue of sub-paragraph (4)(a) or (b)—

(a) it does not matter if the six missed meetings are meetings of the same committee, or different committees, of the CCA;

(b) it does not matter if there are any meetings of an overview and scrutiny committee that—

(i) fall between the first and last of the six missed meetings, and

(ii) are not compulsory meetings for the person as holder of the office.

(6) If a person ceases to hold office by virtue of this section—

(a) the CCA’s monitoring officer (within the meaning of section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989) must—

(i) publish notice that the person has ceased to hold office in such manner as the monitoring officer thinks appropriate, and

(ii) give a copy of the notice to the person who has ceased to hold office;

(b) the person ceases to hold office at the end of the day of the last of the six missed meetings.

(7) If a notice given under paragraph 3(11) of a person’s non-attendance at a meeting of an overview and scrutiny committee relates to the last of the six missed meetings that result in the person’s loss of office by virtue of this paragraph, the notice must include a statement of that fact.

(8) If a person ceases to hold an office by virtue of this section, that loss of office does not prevent that person from subsequently—

(a) taking that office again, or

(b) taking any other office referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

(9) An overview and scrutiny committee meeting is a “compulsory meeting” for a person if the committee has, in accordance with paragraph 3(6)(a), required that person to attend the meeting.

(10) This paragraph applies to a commissioner whether appointed—

(a) under a worker’s contract,

(b) under a contract other than a worker’s contract, or

(c) otherwise than under a contract;

and references to the office of commissioner (including holding office) are to be read accordingly in the case of a commissioner appointed under a contract.

Audit committees

9 (1) A CCA must arrange for the appointment by the CCA of an audit committee.

(2) The functions of the audit committee are to include—

(a) reviewing and scrutinising the CCA’s financial affairs,

(b) reviewing and assessing the CCA’s risk management, internal control and corporate governance arrangements,

(c) reviewing and assessing the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used in discharging the CCA’s functions, and

(d) making reports and recommendations to the CCA in relation to reviews conducted under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—

(a) the membership of a CCA’s audit committee;

(b) the appointment of the members;

(c) the payment of allowances to members of the committee who are members of a constituent council.

(4) Provision must be made under sub-paragraph (3) so as to ensure that at least one member of an audit committee is an independent person (as defined by the regulations).

Interpretation

10 In this Schedule—

• “commissioner” means a commissioner appointed under section 29A;

• “key person”, in relation to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA, means—

  (a)

  the mayor for the area of the CCA;

  (b)

  the deputy mayor for that area;

  (c)

  a commissioner appointed by the mayor for that area;

  (d)

  the officers of the CCA;

  (e)

  a member of the CCA who has responsibilities in relation to a particular area of policy;

  (f)

  a person of any other description that is specified in regulations;

• “matter of local interest”, in relation to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA, means a matter which both—

  (a)

  relates to the area of the CCA, and

  (b)

  relates—

  (i)

  to functions that are the responsibility of the CCA (whether exercisable by the CCA or the mayor), or

  (ii)

  otherwise to any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026;

  but it does not include any matters which relate to the functions of police and crime commissioners;

• “value for money” means the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the expenditure of the CCA.”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 4 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Part 2 E+W Amendments consequential on Part 1 of this Schedule

Introduction E+W

3 LURA 2023 is amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 4 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Section 15: overview and scrutiny committees E+W

4 (1) Section 15 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In subsection (1), after “CCAs” insert “that are not established mayoral strategic authorities”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Schedule 1A makes provision for CCAs that are established mayoral strategic authorities to have overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees.”

(4) In subsection (2), for “that Schedule” substitute “those Schedules”.

(5) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) In this section and Schedules 1 and 1A “established mayoral strategic authority” has the same meaning as in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (see section 1(6)(b) of that Act).”

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 4 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Section 29: deputy mayors E+W

5 In section 29(3)—

(a) in paragraph (b), omit “or”;

(b) in paragraph (c), at the end insert “, or

(d) the person ceases to be deputy mayor by virtue of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1A.”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 4 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Schedule 1: overview and scrutiny committees E+W

6 (1) Schedule 1 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In the heading, after “Authorities” insert “except EMSAs”.

(3) Before paragraph 1 (and the italic heading preceding it) insert—

Application of this Schedule

A1 (1) This Schedule applies to a CCA if it is not an established mayoral strategic authority.

(2) Accordingly, in the following provisions of this Schedule—

(a) “CCA” means a CCA that is not an established mayoral strategic authority;

(b) a reference to an overview and scrutiny committee is a reference to such a committee of a CCA that is not an established mayoral strategic authority.

(3) For provision about the scrutiny of CCAs that are established mayoral strategic authorities, see Schedule 1A.”

(4) After paragraph 3 insert—

“3A Style by which committees to be known

(1) Regulations under paragraph 3(1) may (in particular) specify the style which the overview and scrutiny committees of CCAs are to have.

(2) The specified style may (in particular) be a variant of “overview and scrutiny committee”.

(3) The power under section 252(1) to make different provision for different purposes includes power to specify different styles under this paragraph in relation to different descriptions of CCAs.”

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 4 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Schedule 2: election of Mayors of CCAs etc E+W

7 In Schedule 2, after paragraph 11 insert—

Failure to attend meetings of overview and scrutiny committee: loss of office

11A Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1A makes provision for a person’s term of office as mayor to end because of repeated failure to attend meetings of an overview and scrutiny committee.”

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 4 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Schedule 2A: commissioners E+W

8 In Schedule 2A (inserted by Schedule 3 to this Act), in paragraph 9—

(a) in paragraph (d), omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (d) insert “, or

(da) the person ceases to be a commissioner by virtue of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1A, or”

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 4 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Part 3 E+W Extension of new scrutiny regime to all mayoral CCAs

Introduction E+W

9 LURA 2023 is amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 4 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Amendment of section 15 E+W

10 (1) Section 15 (as amended by paragraph 4 of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In subsection (1), for “CCAs that are not established mayoral strategic authorities” substitute “non-mayoral CCAs”.

(3) In subsection (1A), for “CCAs that are established mayoral strategic authorities” substitute “mayoral CCAs”.

(4) Omit subsection (3).

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 4 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Exclusion of all mayoral CCAs from scrutiny regime in Schedule 1 LURA 2023 E+W

11 (1) Schedule 1 (as amended by paragraph 6 of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In the heading, for “Combined County Authorities except EMSAs” substitute “Non-mayoral Combined County Authorities”.

(3) For paragraph A1 substitute—

“A1(1) This Schedule applies to a non-mayoral CCA.

(2) Accordingly, in this Schedule “CCA” means only a non-mayoral CCA.

(3) For provision about the scrutiny of mayoral CCAs, see Schedule 1A.”

(4) In paragraph 1 (functions of overview and scrutiny committees)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (3);

(b) in sub-paragraph (4), omit “and (3)(a)”.

(5) In paragraph 2 (overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), omit “(including, in the case of a mayoral CCA, the mayor for the CCA's area or deputy mayor)”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6)(a), omit “(including, in the case of a mayoral CCA, the mayor for the CCA's area and deputy mayor)”.

(6) In paragraph 3 (power to make further provision about overview and scrutiny committees), for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b) “appropriate person” means a person who is not a member of the registered political party which has the most representatives among the members of the constituent councils (or, if there is no such party because two or more parties have the same number of representatives, is not a member of any of those parties).”

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 4 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)

Inclusion of all mayoral CCAs in the new scrutiny regime E+W

12 (1) Schedule 1A (as inserted by paragraph 2 of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In the heading, for “CCAs that are established mayoral strategic authorities” substitute “Mayoral CCAs”.

(3) For paragraph A1 substitute—

“A1(1) This Schedule applies to a mayoral CCA.

(2) Accordingly, in the following provisions of this Schedule—

(a) “CCA” means a mayoral CCA;

(b) a reference to an overview and scrutiny committee is a reference to such a committee of a mayoral CCA.

(3) For provision about the scrutiny of non-mayoral CCAs, see Schedule 1.”

Commencement Information

I12 Sch. 4 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2)(6)