The facts
Statutory Instrument 2026/1141 commences section 12 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 on 13 November. Jim McMahon signed the regulations on 28 October. [1]
Section 12 amends the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. [1][2]
The amendments allow the precept framework to cover other authority functions as well as mayoral functions. They retain a separate component for any police-and-crime-commissioner functions exercised by the mayor. [1][2]
Relevant context
Independent legal analysis by Geldards described the parent Act's expanded precept, borrowing and levy powers in June. The October regulations appoint the start date for section 12; they do not themselves specify an individual authority's tax demand. [3][1][2]
Still unconfirmed
- Individual authorities' future precept decisions and resulting bills are not established by this commencement instrument.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 04:55 UTC.
The new start date is established by the original commencement instrument. The parent provision was checked directly; independently owned legal analysis corroborates the underlying change and predates the new start-date decision.
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1141
UK legislation.gov.uk · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026
Actual entire operative instrument and explanatory note read. Made date, future commencement and existing legal powers are distinguished.
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, section 12, as enacted
UK legislation.gov.uk · Primary source
Actual enacted provision read, including deletion of the mayoral-function restriction and retained police-and-crime component. Same official host as source 1.
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
Geldards · Reporting · 19 Jun 2026
Clare Hardy's actual professional legal analysis read through the web fallback. Geldards is separately owned from the government; its June article supports the underlying powers, not the later October commencement date.