Constitutional Arrangements

June 25, 2026 Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Combined Authority Board of West Yorkshire Combined Authority approved constitutional amendments on 25/06/2026. The decision included approving minor and major amendments to various constitution documents, removing two sections, and delegating authority to the Assistant Director Legal, Governance & Compliance for consequential amendments and formatting changes.

Full council record

Decision

RESOLVED: – That the Combined Authority Board approved:

  1. 1.1      The minor amendments to Constitution documents as set out at Appendix 2.
  2. 1.2      The major amendments to the Constitution documents listed below:
  3. 1.2.1         Article 15 - Mayoral Commissioners as set out in Appendix 3.
  4. 1.2.2         Part 4.8 - Financial Regulations as set out in Appendix 4.
  5. 1.2.3         Article 3 - Membership of the Combined Authority as set out in Appendix 5.
  6. 1.2.4         Article 4 - The Mayor as set out in Appendix 6.
  7. 1.2.5         Article 8 - Overview and Scrutiny as set out in Appendix 7.
  8. 1.2.6         Article 10 - The Council of the West Yorkshire Business Board as set out in Appendix 8.
  9. 1.2.7         Article 11 - Joint Arrangements & Partnership Working as set out in Appendix 9.
  10. 1.2.8         Article 14 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters as set out in Appendix 10.
  11. 1.2.9         Part 3 - Section 2.1 – Non-Mayoral Functions – Overview as set out in Appendix 11.
  12. 1.2.10      Part 3 - Section 3.1.1 – Mayoral General Functions as set out in Appendix 12.
  13. 1.2.11      Part 4.1 - Procedure Standing Orders as set out in Appendix 13.
  14. 1.2.12      Part 4.5 - Budget and Policy Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 14.
  15. 1.2.13      Part 4.6 - Scrutiny Standing Orders as set out in Appendix 15.
  16. 1.3      The removal of Part 4.9 - Recruitment and Appointment Procedure for Private Sector Representatives from the Constitution.
  17. 1.4      The removal of Part 2.2 - Non-Mayoral Functions reserved to the Combined Authority from the Constitution.
  18. 1.5      Delegations to the Assistant Director Legal, Governance & Compliance in relation to the following:
  19. 1.5.1             to make any necessary consequential amendments to the Officer Code of Conduct, Code of Interest Policy, and Conflict of Interest Protocol arising as a result of the implementation and adoption of Article 15 – Mayoral Commissioners.
  20. 1.5.2             to make and approve any formatting and typographical changes that are needed to the amended Constitutional documents as a result of the adoption of the documents.
  21. 1.6      The continuation of all remaining, unamended Constitution documents for the forthcoming municipal year.
  22. 1.7      Noted that the Constitution, as amended, superseded all previous versions and would apply for the forthcoming municipal year.

Supporting Documents

Item 10 - Appendix 2 - Table of Minor Amendments.pdf
Item 10 - Appendix 1 - Table of All Amendments.pdf
Item 10 - Constitutional Arrangements.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date25 Jun 2026