# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 7: Schedule 5B: election of Mayors of combined authorities etc

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In Schedule 5B, after paragraph 11 insert—
“Failure to attend meetings of overview and scrutiny committee: loss of office
11A Paragraph 8 of Schedule 5AA makes provision for a person’s term of office as mayor to end because of repeated failure to attend meetings of an overview and scrutiny committee.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/5/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-5/paragraph-7
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