questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Appointing mayoral commissioners and setting/reporting allowances, 16 April 2026, paragraph 75, who determines whether a Commissioner has mislead a Local Scrutiny Committee; and to what standard of proof.
answerText: The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act provides Overview and Scrutiny Committees in Mayoral Combined Authorities and Mayoral Combined County Authorities (known as Local Scrutiny Committees) with the power to impose a civil penalty on a perso...
heading: Mayors: Public Appointments