English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
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Change 1
As published
62 Local authorities: effective neighbourhood governance
(1) Local authorities in England must make appropriate arrangements to secure the effective governance of any area of a specified description that falls within the authority's area (a “neighbourhood area”).
(2) In making appropriate arrangements in relation to a neighbourhood area in which there are one or more parish councils, the local authority must engage with the parish council or councils about parish representation under those arrangements.
(3) “Appropriate arrangements” for the purposes of subsection (1) are such arrangements as are specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) may include provision—
(a) requiring the establishment and maintenance by local authorities of specified organisational structures for the governance of neighbourhood areas (or for the use of specified existing organisational structures for that purpose);
(b) about the number, membership, funding and review of such structures;
(c) about the functions that may or must be carried out by such structures for the purpose of ensuring the effective governance of neighbourhood areas (including for the structures to carry out functions on behalf of the local authority);
(d) requiring the carrying out of such activities for the purpose of ensuring local engagement with the neighbourhood area as may be specified.
(5) Regulations under this section about the membership of specified organisational structures may, in particular, make provision for the membership to include parish representation.
(6) Regulations under this section may—
(a) confer a function, including a function involving the exercise of a discretion, on any person;
(b) provide for exceptions.
(7) In this section—
“local authority” means—
a county council,
a district council,
a London borough council;
“parish representation” means representation of any parish council or councils within a neighbourhood area;
“specified” means specified or described in regulations under this section.
(8) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
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62 Local authorities: effective neighbourhood governance
(1) Local authorities in England must make appropriate arrangements to secure the effective governance of any area of a specified description that falls within the authority's area (a “neighbourhood area”).
(2) In making appropriate arrangements in relation to a neighbourhood area in which there are one or more parish councils, the local authority must engage with the parish council or councils about parish representation under those arrangements.
(3) “Appropriate arrangements” for the purposes of subsection (1) are such arrangements as are specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) may include provision—
(a) requiring the establishment and maintenance by local authorities of specified organisational structures for the governance of neighbourhood areas (or for the use of specified existing organisational structures for that purpose);
(b) about the number, membership, funding and review of such structures;
(c) about the functions that may or must be carried out by such structures for the purpose of ensuring the effective governance of neighbourhood areas (including for the structures to carry out functions on behalf of the local authority);
(d) requiring the carrying out of such activities for the purpose of ensuring local engagement with the neighbourhood area as may be specified.
(5) Regulations under this section about the membership of specified organisational structures may, in particular, make provision for the membership to include parish representation.
(6) Regulations under this section may—
(a) confer a function, including a function involving the exercise of a discretion, on any person;
(b) provide for exceptions.
(7) In this section—
“local authority” means—
a county council,
a district council,
a London borough council;
“parish representation” means representation of any parish council or councils within a neighbourhood area;
“specified” means specified or described in regulations under this section.
(8) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
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