Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016

Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; to make other provision in relation to bodies established under that Part; to make provision about local authority governance and functions; to confer power to establish, and to make provision about, sub-national transport bodies; and for connected purposes.
Citation2016 c. 1
Introduced byGreg Clark (Commons)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Lords)
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent28 January 2016[1]
Commencement28 January 2016[2]
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows for the introduction of directly elected mayors to combined authorities in England and Wales and the devolution of housing, transport, planning and policing powers to them.[3][4] The bill was introduced to the House of Lords by Baroness Williams of Trafford, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on 28 May 2015.[5]

  1. ^ "Bill stages — Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". The Stationery Office. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Bringing our country together: cities, towns and counties to get stronger powers". www.gov.uk (Press release). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ Arif Ansari (27 May 2015). "Queen's Speech 2015: 'Metro mayors' able to replace PCCs". BBC News. England. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 2015-16". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.