# Local Government Act 2000, Section 9B: Permitted forms of governance for local authorities in England

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A local authority must operate—
(a) executive arrangements or,
(b) a committee system, ...
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1A) 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).
(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—
(a)Part 6 of the Local Government Act 1972, and
(b)this Part;
“executive arrangements” means arrangements by a local authority—
(a)for and in connection with the creation and operation of an executive of the authority, and
(b)under which certain functions of the authority are the responsibility of the executive;
“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;
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/22/section/9B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2000/section-9B
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