English Devolution Bill receives Royal Assent

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill becomes law

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has become law, handing elected mayors more powers over planning and housing and the ability to make development orders. The new Act, forming the basis of the government’s devolution plans, mandates mayoral strategic authorities to develop local growth plans, “aligning regional economic strategies with national policy”, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said. R…

New law restores fairer voting system for mayoral elections

On 29 April 2026, the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill received Royal Assent. This means that it has passed all stages of its parliamentary progress, through the House of Commons and House of Lords and has become law, as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. The Act covers a wide range of policy areas, but we’ve been paying particularly close attention to what it means for democracy and elections. Goodbye to First …

Royal Assent for English Devolution Bill that ‘pushes power into hands of local leaders’

Some amendments to the Bill were made by ministers following deliberations in the House of Lords, with powers that would have allowed the government

Royal assent for devo bill

The government removed powers to "direct" the establishment of combined authorities from the devolution bill to ensure it passed through parliament yesterday. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act was granted royal assent yesterday. Devolution minister Miatta Fahnbulleh told the Commons this week that the…The post Royal assent for devo bill appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

English Devolution Bill receives Royal Assent

Act follows on from the English Devolution White Paper, which set out government agenda for devolution.