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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 1 of the Local Government Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), read with section 23(5) of that Act, gives mayoral combined authorities the power to borrow money for a purpose relevant to its transport functions. Regulation 2 of these Regulations provides certain such authorities with the power to borrow money for any of their other functions and not just transport.

Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”) provides for the establishment of combined county authorities (“CCAs”) for areas consisting of the whole area of a two-tier county council, plus a minimum of one or more whole areas of another two-tier county council, unitary county council or unitary district council in England. CCAs are bodies corporate which may be given power to exercise specified functions of a local authority under section 18 of the 2023 Act, and of a public authority under section 19 of that Act.

Section 1 of the Local Government Act 2003, read with section 23(8A) of that Act, gives combined county authorities the power to borrow money for a purpose relevant to their transport functions. Regulation 3 of these Regulations provides the East Midlands CCA with the power to borrow money for any of its other functions and not just transport.

Part 4 of these Regulations makes provision for the East Midlands CCA. Regulation 4 provides for the East Midlands CCA to exercise the functions of its constituent councils under section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 for the purposes of economic development and regeneration. Regulation 5 amends the East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232) to facilitate the exercise by the East Midlands CCA of its housing functions, voting rights of non-constituent members in committees, joint committees and sub committees of the East Midlands CCA, the exercise of general functions of the mayor by a committee of the CCA and voting provisions.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.