English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
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22 Power of mayors to convene meetings with local partners
(1) After section 17A of LURA 2023 (inserted by section 5 of this Act) insert— Collaboration Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners 17B (1) The mayor for the area of a CCA may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, a mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If a mayor notifies a local partner that the mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by a mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the mayor for the area of a CCA, means a matter which relates both to— the area of the CCA, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (2) In section 252 of LURA 2023 (regulations)— (a) in subsection (5)(a), after “subsection” insert “(8)(aa) or”; (b) in subsection (8), before paragraph (a) insert— (aa) under section 17B(5); . (3) After section 103A of LDEDCA 2009 (inserted by section 5 of this Act) insert— Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners 103B (1) The mayor for the area of a combined authority may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, a mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If a mayor notifies a local partner that the mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by a mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the mayor for the area of a combined authority, means a matter which relates both to— the area of the combined authority, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (4) In section 117 of LDEDCA 2009 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3)(a), after “order” insert “or regulations”. (5) After section 40A of GLAA 1999 (inserted by section 16 of this Act) insert— Collaboration Mayor’s power to convene meetings with local partners 40B (1) The Mayor may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, the Mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If the Mayor notifies a local partner that the Mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by the Mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the Mayor of London, means a matter which relates both to— Greater London, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (6) In section 420 of GLAA 1999 (regulations and orders), in subsection (7), in the appropriate place, insert “section 40B;”.
22 Power of mayors to convene meetings with local partners
(1) After section 17A of LURA 2023 (inserted by section 5 of this Act) insert— Collaboration Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners 17B (1) The mayor for the area of a CCA may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, a mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If a mayor notifies a local partner that the mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by a mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the mayor for the area of a CCA, means a matter which relates both to— the area of the CCA, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (2) In section 252 of LURA 2023 (regulations)— (a) in subsection (5)(a), after “subsection” insert “(8)(aa) or”; (b) in subsection (8), before paragraph (a) insert— (aa) under section 17B(5); . (3) After section 103A of LDEDCA 2009 (inserted by section 5 of this Act) insert— Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners 103B (1) The mayor for the area of a combined authority may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, a mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If a mayor notifies a local partner that the mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by a mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the mayor for the area of a combined authority, means a matter which relates both to— the area of the combined authority, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (4) In section 117 of LDEDCA 2009 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3)(a), after “order” insert “or regulations”. (5) After section 40A of GLAA 1999 (inserted by section 16 of this Act) insert— Collaboration Mayor’s power to convene meetings with local partners 40B (1) The Mayor may convene meetings with local partners to consider relevant local matters. (2) In exercising the function of convening meetings, the Mayor must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (3) If the Mayor notifies a local partner that the Mayor intends to convene a meeting under this section with that local partner, the local partner must respond to the notification. (4) In responding to a notification given by the Mayor, a local partner must have regard to any guidance issued for this purpose by the Secretary of State. (5) In this section— “local partner” means a person specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Secretary of State; “relevant local matter”, in relation to the Mayor of London, means a matter which relates both to— Greater London, and any aspect of any area of competence set out in section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. (6) In section 420 of GLAA 1999 (regulations and orders), in subsection (7), in the appropriate place, insert “section 40B;”.
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