Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made to replace S.I. 2025/916 which was made without having been approved by the House of Commons and that instrument is therefore not valid. This Statutory Instrument is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

REGULATORY REFORM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Made 3rd September 2025

Coming into force 4th September 2025

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006^f1 (“the Act”).

For the purposes of section 3(1) of the Act, the Minister for the Cabinet Office considers, where relevant, that the conditions in section 3(2) are satisfied.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of the Act^f2.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14 of the Act.

Pursuant to section 15 of the Act, the affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of section 17 of the Act) applies in relation to the making of this Order.

In accordance with section 17(2) of the Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision^f3.