# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Section 2: Areas of competence

Extent: E+W

For the purposes of this Act, the subjects or subject referred to in each of the following paragraphs is an “area of competence”—
(a) transport and local infrastructure;
(b) skills and employment support;
(c) housing and strategic planning;
(d) economic development and regeneration;
(e) the environment and climate change;
(f) health, well-being and public service reform;
(g) public safety;
(h) culture;
(i) rural affairs and coastal communities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/section-2
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