English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26: progress of the bill

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26 was introduced into the House of Commons on 10 July 2025. Second reading took place on 2 September 2025. Committee stage took place between 16 September and 28 October 2025. Report stage and third reading took place on 24 and 25 November 2025.

The bill, explanatory notes and associated documents are available on the bill’s page on the Parliamentary website. The House of Commons Library published a briefing on the bill, in advance of its second reading, on 20 August 2025.

This briefing sets out the main amendments made to the bill, and the main debates that took place, at second reading and committee stage in the House of Commons. It also covers substantive amendments made to the bill at report stage in the House of Lords, including provisions for gambling impact assessments, local scrutiny committees, taxi licensing, statutory trusts and brownfield land.