Chapter 2: Other Provision Combined authorities New section 109A: Proposal for new combined authority
Subsection (1) (2) and (3) provides that one or more authorities may prepare and submit a proposal to the Secretary of State for a combined authority to be established over a proposed area (defined in subsection 3) and defines which authorities can submit a proposal.
	Subsection (4) provides that, prior to submitting a proposal for a CA to the Secretary of State, the authority or authorities must undertake a public consultation on the proposal in the proposed CA’s area and consider the consultation responses in the proposal.
	Subsections (5) and (6) sets out the consent arrangements if the proposal is not submitted by all of the authorities who will be constituent members of the combined authority to who this section applies.
	Subsection (7) provides that the proposal must set out what will be achieved by the establishment of the combined authority.
	Subsection (8) allows the Secretary of State to make regulations about information and materials must be included in or submitted with a proposal for a combined authority.
	Subsections (4) to (8) amend section 110 (requirements in connection with establishment of combined authority) of the 2009 Act.
	Subsection (5) amends the statutory requirements the Secretary of State must consider when assessing a proposal for a combined authority and (6), (7) and (8) amend section 110 of the 2009 Act to refer to this new process.
	Subsections (9) and (10) disapply section 109A if authorities have commenced a governance review and scheme under sections 108 and 109 of the 2009 Act before this section comes into force, and the making of an order in relation to such an area.