Appendix 1 to “Devolution report - Additional Recommendation”

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This document summarises a draft statutory instrument that will establish the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority. p1p2p4

A mayor will be elected every fourth year and will be able to exercise certain functions, including transport planning and paying grants, that other members of the Combined County Authority cannot. p8p17p18p19

The regulations require constituent councils to meet the costs of the Combined County Authority and the mayor's functions, and the Combined County Authority can also raise its own funds through a precept. p22p23p25

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• p1Summary of Draft SI: The Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026
• p21. The SI will establish the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority (CCA) and confirm the statutory tests are met, the Constituent Authorities (CAs) have consented, and the process of approval has been completed.
• p43. Establishes CCA · Establishes the Combined County Authority and names it as the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority. The Authority will have the functions set out in SI although further functions may be conferred in the future through further regulations.
• p84. Election of Mayor Sets out how mayors will be elected every fourth year as well as how terms will begin (the first on 07.05.26) and end.
• p176. The following functions can only be exercised by the Mayor:-
• p18Ss108,109 and 112 Transport Act 2000 (Local Transport Plans)
• p19S31 LGA 2003 – power to pay grants (under Reg 8 above)
• p227. How the CCA will be Funded Constituent Authorities to ensure costs of CCA and Mayor are met (to the extent Mayor has decided not to use other funds) reasonably attributed to the exercise of function.
• p23The constituent councils must meet the costs of expenditure associated with regulation 10 (Part 5 - mayoral functions above). However, the mayor must agree with the CCA the total expenditure in advance of incurring the expenditure. Any precept issued in relation to this expenditure under section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 is to be disregarded from the cost of expenditure.
• p25CCA can raise its own funds through a precept.