The Liverpool City
Region is governed by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
and its constituent Local Authorities. The Liverpool City Region
Combined Authority was established on 1 April 2014 and the
membership includes the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, the five
local authority leaders of Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and
Wirral Councils, the elected Mayor of Liverpool City Council and
the Chair of the Business & Enterprise Partnership.
Warrington and West Lancashire Councils are Associate Members of
the Combined Authority.
The purpose of
meetings of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is to
oversee and undertake responsibility for the exercise of those
functions granted through the Local Democracy, Economic Development
and Construction Act 2009 and the 2014 and the 2017 Orders made
under it.