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Draft Secondary Legislation
The Essex (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2026

Published - Wednesday 21st January 2026

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Essex (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1180) gave effect to recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the county of Essex stated in the Local Government Boundary Commission’s report of July 2024.


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The Westmorland and Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

Published - Thursday 15th January 2026

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Westmorland and Furness following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. This Order does not change the boundary of the district itself.


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The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026

Published - Wednesday 14th January 2026

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order provides for the establishment, on 1st April 2027, of a single tier of local government in Surrey. Part 2 creates two new councils: West Surrey Council, for the same area as the existing districts of Guildford, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Waverley and Woking; and East Surrey Council, for …


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The Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026

Published - Thursday 18th December 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order establishes the Cumbria Combined Authority (“the Combined Authority”), provides for the election of a mayor and confers certain of the functions of local authorities and other public authorities on the Combined Authority.


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The Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026

Published - Thursday 18th December 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order establishes the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (“the Combined Authority”) and provides for the election of the mayor and confers certain functions of local authorities and other public authorities on the Combined Authority.


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The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026

Published - Tuesday 16th December 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the Act”) provides for non-domestic hereditaments to be revalued every three years. On a revaluation new non-domestic rating lists are compiled. The next compilation date is 1st April 2026.


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The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026

Published - Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Section 17(5) of the Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) (“the 1988 Act”) contains a list of matters (non-commercial matters) by reference to which specified authorities may not exercise the functions listed in section 17(4) of that Act, which include functions in relation to proposed public supply or works contracts …


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The East Riding of Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

Published - Thursday 13th November 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of East Riding of Yorkshire following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. This Order does not change the boundary of the district itself.


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The Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

Published - Thursday 13th November 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Cheshire East following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. This Order does not change the boundary of the district itself.


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The Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026

Published - Tuesday 11th November 2025

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

These Regulations provide for the establishment of a new body, the Building Safety Regulator and for that body to replace the Health and Safety Executive as the building safety regulator for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022.