{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-25/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-25/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/23",
  "legislation_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/25/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Local Government Finance Act 1988",
  "text": "(1) LGFA 1988 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In section 114 (functions of responsible officer as regards reports), in subsection (4)(b)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (iiic), omit the final “and”;\n(b) after sub-paragraph (iiic) insert—\n“(iiid) a mayoral FRA, the relevant scrutiny body (and here “mayoral FRA” and “relevant scrutiny body” have the same meanings as in Schedule ZA1 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004), and”.\n(3) In section 115 (authority’s duties as regards reports)—\n(a) after subsection (1BA) insert—\n“(1BB) In the case of a report made by the chief finance officer of a mayoral FRA (which in this section has the same meaning as in Schedule ZA1 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004), that mayoral FRA must consider the report and decide whether the mayoral FRA agrees or disagrees with the views contained in the report and what action (if any) the mayoral FRA proposes to take in consequence of it.”;\n(b) in subsection (1E), after “section 4A fire and rescue authority” insert “, the mayoral FRA”;\n(c) after subsection (1FA) insert—\n“(1FB) As soon as practicable after the mayoral FRA has prepared a report under subsection (1E), the mayoral FRA must arrange for a copy of the report to be sent to—\n(a) the chief finance officer;\n(b) the person who at the time the report is made has the duty to audit the authority’s accounts; and\n(c) each member of the relevant scrutiny body (which has the same meaning as in Schedule ZA1 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004).”;\n(d) in subsection (2), after “section 4A fire and rescue authority” insert “, a mayoral FRA”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 25 para. 7 in force at 29.6.2026, see s. 108(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/25/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}