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Section 9B Permitted forms of governance for local authorities in EnglandC4C5C6C7F1

United Kingdom

(1)

A local authority must operate—

(a)

executive arrangements F2or,

(b)

a committee system, F3...

(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(F41A)

But—

(a)

a local authority may operate a committee system only—

(i)

if it is operating a committee system immediately before section 61 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 comes into force, and

(ii)

for as long as the operation of a committee system is consistent with the provisions of section 9K; and

(b)

a new local authority must operate executive arrangements which provide for a leader and cabinet executive (England).

C1C2C3(2)

Executive arrangements must conform with any provisions made by or under this Part which relate to such arrangements (see, in particular, Chapter 2).

(3)

A committee system must conform with any provisions made by or under this Part which relate to such a system (see, in particular, Chapter 3).

(4)

In this Part—

  • “a committee system” means the arrangements made by a local authority, which does not operate executive arrangements or prescribed arrangements, for or in connection with the discharge of its functions in accordance with—

    1. (a)

      Part 6 of the Local Government Act 1972, and

    2. (b)

      this Part;

  • “executive arrangements” means arrangements by a local authority—

    1. (a)

      for and in connection with the creation and operation of an executive of the authority, and

    2. (b)

      under which certain functions of the authority are the responsibility of the executive;

  • F5“new local authority” means a local authority established on or after the day on which section 61 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 comes into force by an order made under section 7 or 10 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;

  • F6...

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 1A inserted (3.12.2011 for specified purposes, 15.1.2012 for the insertion of Pt. 1A Ch. 4 so far as not already in force and ss. 9B, 9C and 9R for specified purposes, 9.3.2012 for the insertion of ss. 9H-9HE in so far as not already in force and s. 9R for specified purposes, 4.5.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 2 para. 1; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(e); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(b) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 2(a); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 4(b)

F2

Word in s. 9B(1)(a) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 29 para. 5(2)(a)

F3

S. 9B(1)(c) and word omitted (29.6.2026) by virtue of English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 29 para. 5(2)(b)

F4

S. 9B(1A) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 29 para. 1(2)(a)

F5

Words in s. 9B(4) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 29 para. 1(2)(b)

F6

Words in s. 9B(4) omitted (29.6.2026) by virtue of English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 29 para. 5(2)(c)

Modifications

C1

S. 9B(2) applied (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 29(2)

C2

S. 9B(2) applied (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 14(2)

C3

S. 9B(2) applied (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 8(2)

C4

Pt. 1A modified (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 27(8)

C5

Pt. 1A modified (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 12(5)-(8)

C6

Pt. 1A modified in part (26.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/649), arts. 1, 8(7)

C7

Pt. 1A modified in part (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 6(17)

Notes on Part 1A

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1A modified (1.4.2013) by The Isles of Scilly (Functions) (Review and Scrutiny) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/643), arts. 1(1), 2

C2

Pt. 1A modified in part (25.5.2018) by The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/639), arts. 1, 8(7)

C3

Pt. 1A modified in part (25.5.2018) by The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/640), arts. 1, 8(7)

C7

Pt. 1A modified by S.I. 2008/2113, reg. 10 (as substituted (5.9.2018) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/930), regs. 1, 3(3))

C8

Pt. 1A modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 15 (with reg. 1(2)(3))

C10

Pt. 1A modified in part (14.2.2020) by S.I. 2020/156, art. 7 (as substituted (8.5.2020) by The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Structural Changes) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/426), regs. 1(2), 12)

C11

Pt. 1A modified in part (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 7(2)

C12

Pt. 1A applied in part (with modifications) (10.3.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/264), arts. 1(1), 19(2), 31(2)