The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 117

Local Government, England

Transport, England

The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

Made

4th February 2025

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 10(1), (4) and (7), 13(1), (2) and (3), 16(1), 18(1) and (3), (4) and (5), 19(1), (2) and (3), 22, 27(1), 30(1), (7), (9) and (10), 32(1) to (4), 52(1), 53(1), 54, 252(1) and (2) of, paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023(1) (“the 2023 Act”).

The Secretary of State, having had regard to a proposal prepared and published under section 45 of the 2023 Act, considers that—

(a) the making of these Regulations is likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the area to which the Regulations relate,

(b) the making of these Regulations will achieve the purposes specified under section 45(7) of the 2023 Act, and

(c) any consultation required by section 45(4) of the 2023 Act has been carried out.

In making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has had regard to the need to secure effective and convenient local government and to the need to reflect the identities and interests of local communities(2)

The Secretary of State considers that the functions specified in regulations 13 to 17, 19, 28, 29 and 31 can appropriately be exercised by the CCA(3).

In accordance with sections 10(8), 16(2)(a), 18(6)(a), 20(2)(b), 30(11)(a), 46(1)(d) and 52(2) of the 2023 Act, the councils of the local government areas of Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire have consented to the making of these Regulations.

In accordance with section 102Q(2)(a) and (c), (3) and (4)(a) of the Local Transport Act 2008(4), the constituent authorities of Transport for the North(5) have together made a proposal to the Secretary of State for the boundaries of Transport for the North to be changed in the manner that would be provided for in these Regulations, that Transport for the North has consented to the making of these Regulations and the Secretary of State considers that, in in relation to Transport for the North’s area as varied by these Regulations—

(a) it would continue to consist of the whole of the area of two or more relevant authorities;

(b) it would continue to facilitate the development and implementation of transport strategies for that area; and

(c) the objective of economic growth in that area would continue to be furthered by the development and implementation of such strategies.

In accordance with section 20(6) of the 2023 Act, the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report explaining the effect of these Regulations and why the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make these Regulations.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 252(4) of the 2023 Act.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:

(1)

2023 c. 55.

(2)

Section 46(1)(b) of the 2023 Act requires the Secretary of State, when making regulations to establish a combined county authority, to have regard to these matters.

(3)

Section 18(2) of the 2023 Act requires the Secretary of State, when making regulations to provide for a function of a county council or a district council that is exercisable in relation to an area which is within a CCA’s area to be exercisable by the CCA in relation to the CCA’s area, to consider that it is appropriate for the CCA to exercise these functions.

(4)

2008 c. 26. Section 102Q was inserted by section 21 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1).

(5)

A sub-national transport body established by S.I. 2018/103.