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UK Law Reference
All sections of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
2023 c. 55, s.17C

Section 17C — Request to collaborate

This version in force from 2026-06-29

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) [F1 The mayor for the area of a CCA (“mayor A”) may make a request to another elected mayor (“mayor B”) for the mayors to collaborate in relation to a matter relating to any aspect of any area of competence.]

(2) [F1 A collaboration request must specify—]

(a) [F1 the matter on which mayor A wants the mayors to collaborate, and]

(b) [F1 the way in which mayor A wants the mayors to collaborate.]

(3) [F1 Mayor A may make a collaboration request only if mayor A considers that the requested collaboration would be likely to improve the economic, social or environmental well-being of—]

(a) [F1 some or all of the people who live or work in mayor A’s area, or]

(b) [F1 some or all of the people who live or work in mayor A’s area and some or all of the people who live or work in mayor B’s area.]

(4) [F1 Mayor A may make a collaboration request only if mayor A’s area adjoins mayor B’s area.]

(5) [F1 A collaboration request must be in writing.]

(6) [F1 Mayor A must publish, in such manner as the mayor thinks appropriate, any collaboration request which the mayor makes.]

(7) [F1 The mayors for the areas of CCAs must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State in exercising powers, and complying with duties, under this section.]

(8) [F1 Section 17E makes provision about collaboration requests made by, or to, two or more elected mayors.]

(9) [F1 In this section, section 17D and section 17E—“area of competence” has the same meaning as in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (see section 2 of that Act); “collaboration request” means a request made under subsection (1); “elected mayor” means— (a) the mayor for the area of a CCA, (b) the mayor for the area of a combined authority, or (c) the Mayor of London; “mayor A” has the meaning given in subsection (1); “mayor A’s area” means the area for which mayor A is the mayor; “mayor B” has the meaning given in subsection (1); “mayor B’s area” means the area for which mayor B is the mayor.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Ss. 17C-17E inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), ss. 23(1), 108(5) (with s. 102)