# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 4: No new mayor and cabinet executives

Extent: E+W

(1) LGA 2000 is amended as follows—
(2) in section 9KA (executive arrangements: different form of executive)—
(a) for the heading substitute “Mayor and cabinet executive: adoption of leader and cabinet executive”;
(b) for subsection (1) substitute—
“(A1) This section applies to a local authority if it is operating a mayor and cabinet executive.
(1) The local authority—
(a) may vary its executive arrangements so that they provide for a leader and cabinet executive (England), and
(b) may vary its executive arrangements in such other respects (if any) as it considers appropriate.”;
(c) omit subsection (2).
(3) in section 9KC (resolution of local authority), omit subsection (5).
(4) In section 9L (implementation: change in form of governance or change in form of executive)—
(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “(change to a different form of executive)” substitute “(mayor and cabinet executive: adoption of leader and cabinet executive)”;
(b) omit subsection (5).
(5) In section 9MC (referendum following petition)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangement” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;
(b) omit subsection (5).
(6) In section 9MD (referendum following direction)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangements specified in the direction” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;
(b) omit subsection (4).
(7) In section 9ME (referendum following order)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangements specified in the order” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;
(b) omit subsection (4).
(8) In section 9MF (further provision with respect to referendums)—
(a) in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a);
(b) omit subsections (2) and (3).
(9) Omit section 9N (requiring referendum on change to mayor and cabinet executive).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/29/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-29/paragraph-4
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