Introductory text

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 117(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 105A(1)(a), (2)(a), (3)(b), 114(1) and 117(5) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009^f1 (“the 2009 Act”).

In accordance with section 105B(1)(b) and (2) of the 2009 Act^f2 the following Combined Authorities and each of their respective constituent councils have consented to the making of this Order—

(a)

the Greater Manchester Combined Authority^f3;
(b)

the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority^f4;
(c)

the West of England Combined Authority^f5;
(d)

the West Midlands Combined Authority^f6;
(e)

the Tees Valley Combined Authority^f7;
(f)

the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority^f8;
(g)

the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority^f9;
(h)

the West Yorkshire Combined Authority^f10;
(i)

the North East Mayoral Combined Authority^f11.

The Secretary of State considers that in accordance with sections 105B(1)(b), 113(1)(a) and (aa) of the 2009 Act^f12, the making of this Order is—

(a)

likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the areas to which this Order relates; and
(b)

appropriate having regard to the need to secure effective and convenient local government, and to reflect the identities and interests of local communities.

A public consultation has been carried out in accordance with section 113(1)(b) and (2) of the 2009 Act^f13.

In accordance with section 105B(9) of the 2009 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament explaining the effect of this Order and why the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make this Order.

A draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 117(2) of the 2009 Act^f14.

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Footnotes

f1: 2009 c. 20. Section 105A was inserted by section 7 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) (“the 2016 Act”). Section 117(5) was inserted by paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Act.
f2: Section 105B was inserted by section 7 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1). Section 105B(1)(b) was amended by section 67(2) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55).
f3: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2011/908. The constituent councils of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority are the metropolitan district councils for the local government areas of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
f4: The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is a body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2014/865. The Combined Authority was formerly known as the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority. It has been known as the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 1st April 2014 in accordance with a resolution notified to the Secretary of State under section 97 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), as applied to a combined authority by section 104(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20). Its constituent councils are the councils for the local government areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
f5: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2017/126. The constituent councils of the West of England Combined Authority are the councils for the local government areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire.
f6: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2016/653. The constituent councils of the West Midlands Combined Authority are the councils for the local government areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
f7: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2016/449. The constituent councils of the Tees Valley Combined Authority are the councils for the local government areas of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.
f8: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2017/251. The constituent councils of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are the councils for the local government areas of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough and South Cambridgeshire.
f9: The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is a body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2014/863. The Combined Authority was formerly known as the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority. It has been known as the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority since 17th September 2021 in accordance with a resolution notified to the Secretary of State under section 97 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), as applied to a combined authority by section 104(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20). Its constituent councils are Sheffield City Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
f10: A body corporate established under article 3 of S.I. 2014/864. The constituent councils of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority are the metropolitan district councils for the local government areas of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
f11: A body corporate established under article 5 of S.I. 2024/402. The constituent councils of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority are the councils for the local government areas of Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
f12: Section 113(1) was substituted by section 14 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) and amended by section 66 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55).
f13: The public consultation ran between 8th November 2024 and 6th December 2024. The Secretary of State was provided with a summary of the consultation responses.
f14: Section 117(2) was substituted by section 13(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).