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The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026

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Draft 2026, ISBN 9780348283198

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 240(6) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 28.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026.

(2)

This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Amendment of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

In the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, in section 27(1) and (3) (consideration to be taken into account for purposes of direction), for “31 December 2006” substitute “31 March 2025”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

[name]

Minister of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

[date]

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends a provision in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) (“the 2007 Act”) relating to the control of property disposals and contractual dealings that local authorities that are to be dissolved pursuant to an Order made under section 7 (implementation of proposals by order) or section 10 (implementation of recommendations by order) of the 2007 Act may make or enter into without the consent of specified persons.

Section 24 of the 2007 Act enables the Secretary of State to issue directions to local authorities that are to be dissolved under a section 7 order or a section 10 order, specifying that before entering into contracts for the disposal of land or for capital or non-capital purposes involving consideration of specified values, the local authority is required to obtain the written consent of a specified person.

Section 27 of the 2007 Act specifies that in calculating the consideration value of such a contract, the consideration value of any other disposal of land or relevant capital or non-capital contracts made or entered into after 31st December 2006 should be taken into account.

This Order amends the dates specified in section 27, replacing 31st December 2006 with 31st March 2025.

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