Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

E94390
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom statute

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is a UK law that reformed local government structures and powers, including enabling the creation of combined authorities such as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
amends Audit Commission Act 1998 ⓘ
Local Government Act 1999 ⓘ
Local Government Act 2003 ⓘ
Local Government Finance Act 1988 ⓘ
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enablesCreationOf Greater Manchester Combined Authority ⓘ
combined authorities ⓘ
economic prosperity boards ⓘ
introducedBy Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ
surface form: Department for Communities and Local Government
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legalCitation 2009 c. 20 ⓘ
legislature UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make provision about the governance of local authorities; to make provision about local authority boundary and structural arrangements; to make provision about the involvement of local communities in local authorities; to make provision about local authority economic assessments; to make provision about the establishment of combined authorities and economic prosperity boards; to amend the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; to amend the Audit Commission Act 1998; to amend the Local Government Finance Act 1988; to amend the Local Government Act 1999; to amend the Local Government Act 2003; to make provision about the construction contracts; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
part Part 1: Local democracy ⓘ
Part 2: Local authority boundary and structural arrangements ⓘ
Part 3: Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities ⓘ
Part 4: Economic assessments ⓘ
Part 5: Construction contracts ⓘ
providesFor arrangements for local authority governance models ⓘ
duties on local authorities to promote understanding of their functions ⓘ
local authority economic assessments of their areas ⓘ
petitions to local authorities ⓘ
statutory basis for combined authorities ⓘ
statutory basis for economic prosperity boards ⓘ
purpose to reform local government structures and powers ⓘ
to reform the statutory framework for construction contracts ⓘ
to strengthen local democracy ⓘ
to support local and regional economic development ⓘ
regionAffected England and Wales ⓘ
relatedTo English devolution ⓘ
Greater Manchester Combined Authority ⓘ
city regions in England ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2009-11-12 ⓘ
shortTitle Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 self-link ⓘ
subjectMatter combined authorities ⓘ
construction contracts ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
local authority boundaries ⓘ
local authority economic assessments ⓘ
local authority governance ⓘ
local democracy ⓘ
local government ⓘ
yearEnacted 2009 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 → basedOn → Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ⓘ
Greater Manchester Combined Authority → foundedBy → Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ⓘ
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority → legalBasis → Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ⓘ
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 → shortTitle → Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 self-link ⓘ