Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Reporting on missions

3 Annual etc reports on delivery of levelling-up missions

(1) A Minister of the Crown must prepare reports on the delivery of the levelling-up missions in the current statement of levelling-up missions, in accordance with this section.

(2) In the course of preparing each report, the Minister of the Crown must have regard to the needs of rural areas.

(3) Each report must—

(a) include the Minister’s assessment of the progress that has been made, in the period to which the report relates, in delivering each of the levelling-up missions in the current statement of levelling-up missions as it has effect at the end of that period,

(b) describe what has been done, in that period, by His Majesty’s Government to deliver each of those levelling-up missions, and

(c) set out what His Majesty’s Government plans to do in the future to deliver each of those levelling-up missions.

(4) The Minister’s assessment under subsection (3)(a) must be carried out by reference to the mission progress methodology and metrics in the current statement of levelling-up missions as it has effect at the end of the period to which the report relates.

(5) If His Majesty’s Government considers that it is no longer appropriate for it to pursue a levelling-up mission in the current statement of levelling-up missions, the report may state that His Majesty’s Government no longer intends to pursue that mission, instead of dealing with the matters mentioned in subsection (3) in relation to that mission.

(6) If a report contains a statement under subsection (5), it must also set out the reasons for the statement being made.

(7) In the course of preparing a report on the delivery of the levelling-up missions, a Minister of the Crown must carry out such consultation as the Minister considers appropriate with the devolved authorities.

(8) The first report in relation to a statement of levelling-up missions must relate to the first 12 months of the mission period in the statement.

(9) Subsequent reports in relation to a statement of levelling-up missions must relate to—

(a) the 12 month period immediately following the 12 month period in relation to which the previous report relating to the statement was prepared, or

(b) if shorter, the period—

(i) beginning immediately after the 12 month period in relation to which the previous report relating to the statement was prepared, and

(ii) ending at the end of the mission period in the statement.

4 Reports: Parliamentary scrutiny and publication

(1) A report under section 3 must be laid before each House of Parliament before the end of the period of 120 days beginning immediately after the last day of the period to which the report relates.

(2) After a report has been laid before Parliament under subsection (1), a Minister of the Crown must publish it as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(3) In calculating the period of 120 days mentioned in subsection (1), no account is to be taken of any time during which—

(a) Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

(b) either House of Parliament is adjourned for more than 4 days.