The Combined Authority Board, on 24 September 2026, approved the West Yorkshire Local Assurance Framework 2026. Authority was delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Mayor, to approve the final version of the framework.

The Investment Board, on 16 July 2026, approved a change request to the Addressing Tutor Shortages in Further Education scheme, increasing delivery timescales to 31 March 2029 and removing the construction sector from the Industry Partnership Coordination workstream. The Investment Board also approved the Construction Skills Capital scheme to proceed through decision points 2-4 and commence activity 5, with Combined Authority funding of up to £6,730,042.

The Combined Authority Board, on 25 June 2026, endorsed the creation of the Executive Director for Economy role and the Director of Transport Commercial role, along with resulting changes to the Senior Leadership Structure.