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English Devolution Bill receives Royal Assent

Local authorities to get more pavement parking, planning and transport powers

Mark Moran
29 April 2026
English devolution

 

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has received Royal Assent. The Act will introduce new measures to expand devolution of local government  and empower mayors and local people.

The Act introduces strategic authorities into law and gives their elected mayors more devolved powers over transport, planning, housing and economic regeneration.

More local transport authorities will be given new powers to enforce against dangerous pavement parking including through fixed penalty...

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