Part 1: Levelling-Up Missions Reporting on missions Section 3: Annual etc reports on delivery of levelling-up missions Effect
Subsections (1), (3) and (4) establish the obligation to produce the annual report and define its content requirements. Under subsection (3) the report must set out the Ministers’ assessment of progress, what has been done in the mission period to deliver each mission and what the Government plans to do in the future. This includes the provision in subsection (4) that the assessment of progress must be completed with regard to the metrics and methodology included in the statement.
	Subsection (2) sets out that in discharging functions under this section, a Minister of the Crown must have regard to the needs of rural areas.
	Subsection (5) provides a Minister may use the report to state the Government’s intention to no longer pursue a levelling-up mission, which disapplies the requirements in subsection (3). Subsection (6) requires the report to set out the Government’s reasons for not pursuing a mission.
	Subsection (7) sets out that in discharging functions under this section, a Minister of the Crown must carry out such consultation as the Minister considers appropriate with the devolved authorities.
	Subsections (8) and (9) concern the timing of the annual reports.