Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 1584
A Bill 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.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Department for Communities and Local Government
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Department for Communities and Local Government.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees 9.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Funding of combined authorities 10.
Management: (1) Section 7A (exercise of Secretary of State’s public health... (1) Section 91 (exercise of local authority functions) is amended...
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2007-11-02
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act
Same policy area (“Local government”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2022-05-09
Local Government (Disqualification) Act 2022
Same policy area (“Local government”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2015-03-27
Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015
Same policy area (“Local government”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2015-03-27
Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015
Same policy area (“Local government”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2012-11-08
Local Government Finance Act 2012
Same policy area (“Local government”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.