Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009^[1]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for the purposes of promoting public involvement in relation to local authorities and other public authorities; to make provision about bodies representing the interests of tenants; to make provision about local freedoms and honorary titles; to make provision about the procedures of local authorities, their powers relating to insurance and the audit of entities connected with them; to establish the Local Government Boundary Commission for England and to make provision relating to local government boundary and electoral change; to make provision about local and regional development; to amend the law relating to construction contracts; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2009 c. 20
Territorial extent	England and Wales. Part 8 also applies in Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	12 November 2009
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), or LDEDCA,^[2] is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The legislation places a duty on local authorities to promote understanding of the functions and democratic arrangements of the authority among local people. It establishes the framework for the establishment and functioning of the local authority leaders' boards that have been set up in the eight English regions outside London.

It allows the creation of appointed combined authorities covering multiple local authority areas.

Part 8 of the Act amends Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 in relation to "construction contracts" entered into after 1 October 2011.^[2]