# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 12: Strategic authorities outside London

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision about voting, by any of these classes of strategic authorities, on decisions to exercise a particular function—
(a) the combined foundation strategic authorities;
(b) the mayoral strategic authorities other than the established mayoral strategic authorities;
(c) the established mayoral strategic authorities other than the GLA.
(2) The provision that may be made under this paragraph includes provision for—
(a) a decision to be made by a CCA or CCAs otherwise than in accordance with section 13A of LURA 2023;
(b) a decision to be made by a combined authority or combined authorities otherwise than in accordance with section 104CA of LDEDCA 2009;
(c) a decision to require a particular kind of majority (including a majority which includes a vote or votes of a particular kind of person).
(3) Before making regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the following—
(a) the affected strategic authorities;
(b) the constituent councils of any affected strategic authorities that are combined authorities or CCAs;
(c) any other person who exercises the function to which the regulations relate, if their power to exercise it would be affected by the regulations;
(d) any other persons that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.
(4) In this paragraph “affected strategic authorities” means the strategic authorities to whose decision-making regulations under this paragraph relate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/27/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-12
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