A Bill to make provision about combined authorities, combined county authorities, the Greater London Authority, local councils, police and crime commissioners and fire and rescue authorities, local audit and terms in business tenancies about rent.
House of Commons
Angela RaynerLabour (Co-op)
28 April 2026
May contain errors — check source documents for definitive information.
The bill seeks to broaden English devolution by creating new regional authorities and extending mayoral powers over planning, housing, transport, police and fire services, with new rules for budgeting, governance and accountability. It has been through both Houses with extensive amendments about who can create or change authorities, how budgets are set, planning priorities (notably brownfield land), parish governance, and transparency requirements, with ongoing negotiations between the Lords and Commons.
The bill is currently in the Lords, undergoing consideration of Commons amendments and reasons. Negotiations between the Lords and Commons are ongoing, with some amendments accepted and others resisted, as the two Houses attempt to reach a final form.
Across the votes, Labour MPs generally supported the government’s direction, while Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs largely opposed Lords amendments and government motions to disagree. Some smaller parties and independents backed specific provisions, reflecting a mixed pattern of cross-party support on particular amendments.
Generated 21 February 2026
10 Jul 2025
2 Sept 2025
2 Sept 2025
2 Sept 2025
2 Sept 2025
16 Sept 2025, 14 Oct 2025, 16 Oct 2025, 21 Oct 2025, 23 Oct 2025, 28 Oct 2025
24 Nov 2025
24 Nov 2025, 25 Nov 2025
25 Nov 2025
27 Nov 2025
8 Dec 2025
20 Jan 2026, 27 Jan 2026, 29 Jan 2026, 2 Feb 2026, 4 Feb 2026, 9 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, 5 Mar 2026
24 Mar 2026, 26 Mar 2026, 13 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026
21 Apr 2026
21 Apr 2026
23 Apr 2026
27 Apr 2026
27 Apr 2026
28 Apr 2026
Showing agreed, defeated, and withdrawn amendments.
Based on 22 recorded votes • Sorted by % Aye
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the bill it received Royal Assent on 29 April. The bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
The Lords publish amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill that would require brownfield land to be prioritised before greenfield land, with new criteria and regulatory backing. The Commons disagree, arguing that national planning policy already prioritises brownfield land. The Lords also press for broad local-government reforms (leader-and-cabinet arrangements) and the streamlined creation or expansion of combined authorities, with the Commons replying with amendments in lieu and continuing disagreement.
This Lords amendment paper lists motions to be moved on the Commons’ amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. It focuses on a proposed brownfield land priority clause (requiring brownfield land to be considered before greenfield) and major reforms to the leadership and structure of local authorities and combined authorities, with the Lords offering in-lieu amendments and the Commons giving reasons for disagreement. It records a back‑and‑forth of insistence, non-insistence, and further amendments as the two Houses seek to resolve these issues.
