Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

14 Review of CCA’s constitutional arrangements

(1) This section applies if regulations under section 10(1) (constitution of CCA) enable a CCA to make provision about its constitution (“constitutional provision”).

(2) An appropriate person may carry out a review of the CCA’s constitutional provision if—

(a) an appropriate person proposes a review, and

(b) the CCA consents to the review.

(3) If an appropriate person carries out a review under subsection (2), they may propose changes to the CCA’s constitutional provision as a result of the review for agreement by the CCA.

(4) The question of whether to consent under subsection (2)(b) or to agree to changes proposed under subsection (3) is to be decided at a meeting of the CCA by a simple majority of the voting members of the CCA who are present at the meeting.

(5) In the case of a mayoral CCA—

(a) a majority in favour of consenting under subsection (2)(b) does not need to include the mayor, but

(b) a majority in favour of changes proposed under subsection (3) must include the mayor.

(6) The reference in subsection (4) to a voting member—

(a) includes a substitute member who may act in place of a voting member;

(b) does not include a non-constituent member.

(7) In this section “appropriate person”, in relation to a CCA, means—

(a) a member of the CCA appointed by a constituent council, or

(b) the mayor for the area of the CCA, if it is a mayoral CCA (see section 27(8)).