The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

. The legislation places a duty on local authorities to promote understanding of the functions and democratic arrangements of the authority among local people. It establishes the framework for the establishment and functioning of the

local authority leaders' board Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the boa ...

s that have been set up in the eight

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outside London. It allows the creation of appointed

combined authorities A combined authority is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Combined authorities are created voluntarily and allow a group ...

covering multiple local authority areas. Part 8 of the Act amends Part 2 of the

Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its long title shows that it is a piece of omnibus legislation: :''An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing pur ...

in relation to “

construction contract A construction contract is a mutual or legally binding agreement between two parties based on policies and conditions recorded in document form. The two parties involved are one or more property owners and one or more contractors. The owner, often ...

s”.

Provisions

Part 3 of the Act provides for the establishment of the

Local Government Boundary Commission for England The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and pol ...

(LGBCE), and for the transfer to it of all the boundary-related functions of the

Boundary Committee for England The Boundary Committee for England was a statutory committee of the Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. The committee's aim was to conduct thorough, consultative and robust reviews of local government areas in Engl ...

of the

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. Part 3 also repeals the parts of the

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which could have transferred the functions of each of the UK boundary commissions to the

Section 59

The following orders have been made under section 59(1): *Th
Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
(SI 2011/1) *Th
Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
(SI 2011/2) *Th
Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
(SI 2011/3) *Th
Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
(SI 2011/4) * The Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (SI 2012/3113)

Combined authorities

Sections 103-107 provide for the Secretary of State to establish combined authorities covering the whole of two or more local government areas in England.

Established in 2011

Greater Manchester Combined Authority The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members; 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one ...

was the first combined authority to be established.

Established in 2014

Sheffield City Region Combined Authority The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is the combined authority for South Yorkshire in England, with powers over transport (public transport and major trunk roads only), economic development and regeneration. It covers a total area of 3 ...

- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield *

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is the combined authority of the Liverpool City Region. The Liverpool City Region includes the City of Liverpool local authority area plus the Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, ...

North East Combined Authority The North East Combined Authority, abbreviated to NECA, is one of three combined authorities in North East England. It was created in 2014, and currently consists of the City of Sunderland; Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, South Tyneside; and ...

- Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland *

West Yorkshire Combined Authority The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the combined authority for West Yorkshire in England. It was established by statutory instrument under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2014. It is a s ...

Part 8

Part 8 relates to construction contracts and in particular: *fees for

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(section 141) *payment notices and amounts due for payment (sections 142–145).

References

External links

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
as amended from the National Archives.
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
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