Commentary on provisions of Act Reports and statements about local devolution Section 1: Devolution: annual reports
Section 1 places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to provide annual reports to Parliament, as soon as possible after 31 March each year, which set out information about devolution in all areas of England which have been made under the provisions of this Act. The report must include information on the areas of the country where devolution deals have been agreed and the areas of the country that have made proposals to the Secretary of State where agreement has yet to be reached. The report would also include information on the additional financial resources and public functions that have been devolved through the deals, including functions devolved from a Minister of the Crown, those functions to be exercisable by a mayor of a combined authority, and functions to be exercised concurrently with the Secretary of State.