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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 April 2026
Debate
English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillContribution
155H: Schedule 27, page 281, line 12, at end insert—
“(2A) Before moving to a leader and cabinet executive in accordance with subsection (2), the local authority must—
(a) secure that copies of a document setting out the provisions of the arrangements for its leader and cabinet executive are available at its principal office for inspection by members of the public, and
(b) publish in one or more newspapers circulating in its area a notice which—
(i) states that the authority will be moving to a leader and cabinet executive,
(ii) states the date on which the change is to have effect,
(iii) describes the main features of the change,
(iv) states that copies of a document setting out the provisions of the arrangements for its leader and cabinet executive are available at the authority's principal office for inspection by members of the public, and
(v) specifies the address of the authority's principal office.”
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