# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Section 9: Appointment of commissioners by mayors

Extent: E+W

(1) After section 29 of LURA 2023 insert—
“Appointment of commissioners by the mayor
29A (1) The mayor for the area of a CCA may appoint not more than 10 persons—
(a) to assist the mayor in the exercise of the mayor’s general functions in relation to the areas of competence, and
(b) to otherwise assist the mayor in relation to the exercise by the CCA of functions which relate to the areas of competence.
(2) A person appointed under this section is referred to in this Chapter as a “commissioner”.
(3) Schedule 2A makes provision about commissioners.
(4) In this section and Schedule 2A “area of competence” has the meaning given by section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.”
(2) In section 30(3) of LURA 2023 (delegation of functions by the mayor), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) for a commissioner appointed under section 29A to exercise any such function, or”.
(3) In Schedule 1 to LURA 2023 (overview and scrutiny committees etc), in paragraph 1 (functions of overview and scrutiny committees), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Paragraph 9 of Schedule 2A makes provision about particular functions of overview and scrutiny committees in relation to commissioners appointed under section 29A.”
(4) After section 107C of LDEDCA 2009 insert—
“Appointment of commissioners by the mayor
107CA (1) The mayor for the area of a combined authority may appoint not more than 10 persons—
(a) to assist the mayor in the exercise of the mayor’s general functions in relation to the areas of competence, and
(b) to otherwise assist the mayor in relation to the exercise by the combined authority of functions which relate to the areas of competence.
(2) A person appointed under this section is referred to in this Part as a “commissioner”.
(3) Schedule 5BA makes provision about commissioners.
(4) In this section and Schedule 5BA “area of competence” has the meaning given by section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.”
(5) In section 107D(3) of LDEDCA 2009 (delegation of functions by the mayor), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) for a commissioner appointed under section 107CA to exercise any such function, or”.
(6) In Schedule 5A to LDEDCA 2009 (overview and scrutiny committees etc), in paragraph 1 (functions of overview and scrutiny committees), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Paragraph 9 of Schedule 5BA makes provision about particular functions of overview and scrutiny committees in relation to commissioners appointed under section 107CA.”
(7) Schedule 3 inserts the new Schedule 2A into LURA 2023 and the new Schedule 5BA into LDEDCA 2009.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/section-9
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