Paragraph 32 Local Government and Housing Act 1989F1

(1)

The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is modified as follows.

(2)

Section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff) has effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (9), for “an elected local policing body” there were substituted “the Combined Authority deployed predominantly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”;

(b)

in subsection (10), for “an elected local policing body does not include a deputy police and crime commissioner” there were substituted “the Combined Authority deployed predominantly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions does not include the deputy mayor for policing and crime”.

(3)

Section 4 (designations and reports of head of paid service) has effect as if—

(a)

subsections (1) and (1A) were omitted;

(b)

for subsection (4) there were substituted—

“(4)
It shall be the duty of the head of the Combined Authority’s paid service, as soon as practicable after he has prepared a report relating to the Mayor’s PCC functions under this section, to arrange for a copy of it to be sent to the members of the Combined Authority, including the Mayor, and to the police and crime panel.”;

(c)

in subsection (5), “(other than an elected local policing body)” were omitted;

(d)

in subsection (5A), for “by the head of the body’s paid service” there were substituted “that relates to the Mayor’s PCC functions”.

(4)

Section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) has effect as if—

(a)

subsection (1C) were omitted;

(b)

for subsection (3)(b)(a) there were substituted—

“(a)
in the case of a report relating to the Mayor’s PCC functions, to the members of the Combined Authority, including the Mayor, and to the police and crime panel; and”;

(c)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

for “a relevant authority” there were substituted “the Mayor”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a) in sub-paragraph (i), “in the case of an elected local policing body” were omitted;

(iii)

sub-paragraph (ii) were omitted;

(d)

in subsection (8), in the definition of “relevant authority”, “an elected local policing body” were omitted.

(5)

Omit section 7(1)(aa) (all staff to be appointed on merit).

(6)

Omit section 13(5ZA) (voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 10A inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 24 (with s. 102)