English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Bill
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	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
Introduced by	Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Commons); Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government (Lords)
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Other legislation
Amends	Greater London Authority Act 1999; Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; Localism Act 2011; Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016; Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
Status: Pending
History of passage through Parliament

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, also known as simply the English Devolution Bill or as the Take Back Control Bill, is a UK Government bill which will establish a new framework for devolution of powers to local government and combined authorities in England.