English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026: stages, votes and documents
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, 293 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 July 2025. MPs divided on it 22 times between 2 September 2025 and 27 April 2026; the narrowest margin was 99 (motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C).
Stages taken place
22
Commons divisions
22
Documents listed
29
Royal Assent
29 April 2026
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
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.
Sponsors
- Angela Rayner (Labour, Commons), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Lords), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 10 July 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 2 September 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 2 September 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 2 September 2025 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 2 September 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 16 September 2025, 14 October 2025, 16 October 2025, 21 October 2025, 23 October 2025, 28 October 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 24 November 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 24 November 2025, 25 November 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 25 November 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 27 November 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 8 December 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 20 January 2026, 27 January 2026, 29 January 2026, 2 February 2026, 4 February 2026, 9 February 2026, 11 February 2026, 5 March 2026 |
| Report stage | Lords | 24 March 2026, 26 March 2026, 13 April 2026 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 15 April 2026 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 21 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 21 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 23 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Lords message | Commons | 27 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 27 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Lords message | Commons | 28 April 2026 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 28 April 2026 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 29 April 2026 |
Commons divisions on this bill
Documents
Bill
- Bill 283 2024-25 (as introduced) 10 July 2025
- Bill 318 2024-26 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 30 October 2025
- 5901150.pdf · 5901150.html · 5901150.xml 27 November 2025
- 5901174.pdf · 5901174.html · 5901174.xml 5 March 2026
- 5901185.pdf · 5901185.html · 5901185.xml 13 April 2026
- Bill 424 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) - pdf 16 April 2026
- 5901191.pdf 21 April 2026
- Bill 433 2024-26 Lords Insistence, Reasons, Non-Insistence, Amendments in Lieu And Disagreement - pdf 23 April 2026
- 5901195.pdf 27 April 2026
- 5901199.pdf 28 April 2026
- Bill 440 2024-26 Lords Insistence, Disagreement and Reasons - pdf 28 April 2026
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 283 EN 2024-25 10 July 2025
- HL Bill 150 Explanatory Notes · 5901150en.pdf 27 November 2025
- Bill 424 EN 2024-26 - pdf 17 April 2026
Impact Assessments
- Equality Impact Assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 10 July 2025
- Regulatory Policy Impact assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 10 July 2025
- EDCEB Impact Assessment - Lords Introduction 25112025.pdf 27 November 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Delegated Powers memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 10 July 2025
- Supplementary Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee 10 October 2025
- Supplementary Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee 19 November 2025
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillDPM.pdf 27 November 2025
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillSuppDPM.pdf 14 January 2026
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillSecondSuppDPM.pdf 29 January 2026
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillThirdSuppDPM.pdf 18 March 2026
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillFourthSuppDPM.pdf 13 April 2026
- EnglishDevolutionCEBillFifthSuppDPM.pdf 21 April 2026
Briefing papers
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-25 20 August 2025
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26: progress of the bill 20 November 2025
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: HL Bill 150 of 2024–26 3 December 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 29 October 2026 | 7a4c60ce6121f301… |
| Bills API: stages | 29 October 2026 | 039d7441235c3941… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 97dea3615162361d… |