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    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...
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    2022. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016: Section 103", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2016 c. 1 (s. 103) "Cities and Local Government...
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    were led by boards of local authority leaders. The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 allowed for the creation of directly elected mayors...
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    and Crime Commissioner. Based on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, the West Yorkshire devolution deal was announced by the Chancellor...
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    on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". The Stationery Office. Retrieved 12 March 2016. Parsley, David...
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    Combined Authority. This office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'Metro mayors' to...
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    the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. That act inserted sections into the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009...
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    by Oliver Coppard. The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'Metro mayors' to...
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  • those of Scottish Parliament and to give the city-regions greater fiscal devolution by 2025. In 2016, Core Cities and Key Cities, together representing 36...
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    of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. The bill was introduced by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles...
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    Tees Valley Mayor (category Local government in County Durham)
    Combined Authority. The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which allowed for the creation of metro mayors to...
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    Mayor of the West of England (category Local government in Bristol)
    The creation of the role was agreed in 2016 as part of a devolution deal, by the then Chancellor George Osborne and the leaders of the three councils. The...
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    of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and three major statutory...
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    United Kingdom. The current system of devolution began following the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 1998, with the responsibility of various...
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    and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'mayors' to lead combined authorities in England. The first, and current, officeholder...
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  • Local Government Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
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    Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional...
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    Mayor of the East Midlands (category Local government in England)
    Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions. The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 introduced directly elected...
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  • to occur as a result of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. In 2017, the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner was replaced...
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    2021 West Midlands mayoral election (category 2021 English local elections)
    Midlands city region. This was the second election for the post, which had its first election in 2017 due to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016...
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    2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election (category 2017 English local elections)
    part of a devolution deal giving local government additional powers and funding, enacted via the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. The interim...
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    state. Local governments generally act within the powers and functions assigned to them by law or directives of a higher level of government. In federal...
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    the 2022 and 2023 local elections. As a result of the 2023 local elections, Labour became the party with most members elected to local government for the...
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    Mayor of the West Midlands (category Local government in the West Midlands (county))
    the first devolution deal is put into action and acts on behalf of the region in negotiating future devolution deals with central government. The mayor...
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    (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997. This was the second referendum held in Wales over the question of devolution: the first referendum was held in 1979 and was defeated...
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  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 required a directly elected metro mayor for combined...
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  • Sub-national transport body (category Local government in England)
    existing local transport authorities, by grouping councils together. In 2016 the Local Transport Act 2008 was amended by the Cities and Local Government Devolution...
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    Liverpool City Region, the Tees Valley, West of England and the West Midlands as part of the devolution deals allowed by the Cities and Local Government Devolution...
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    2024 East Midlands mayoral election (category 2024 English local elections)
    local elections across England and Wales. The election was won by the Labour Co-op candidate, Claire Ward. The Cities and Local Government Devolution...
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    region. Devolution referendums in the regions of Northern England were initially proposed under provisions of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003...
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