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Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons

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Appointment of non-executive members to overview committees

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'It shall be the duty of each local authority operating executive arrangements to provide opportunity to every member of the authority who is not a member of the executive to be appointed to at least one overview or scrutiny committee'.

Summonses for Committee meetings

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

'. A member of an overview or scrutiny committee may request the Head of the Paid Service to issue, for the purpose of considering any specified matter within the responsibility of any committee of which he or she is a member, a summons for a meeting of any such committee and to place the matter on the agenda for that meeting, and on receipt of any such request in writing the Head of the Paid Service shall issue a summons for such meeting to be held within 14 days of such request.'.

Prior discussion by political groups

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) No later than the commencement of the meeting of any overview or scrutiny committee, the leader of each political group with a least one member on the committee shall inform the Head of the Paid Service in writing whether or not any matter on the agenda has been the subject of prior discussion at any meeting of the relevant group or of part of it and of whether or not the judgement of any relevant member is likely to be constrained by the rules of the relevant group or political party.

(2) In this subsection, "political group" and "leader" have the same meaning as in sections 15 and 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and in regulations made under Schedule 1 to that Act.'.

Functions to be discharged only by authority

Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) Section 67 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3), after "subsection (2)(c)" there is inserted "or (d)".'.

Decisions made by individuals—access to information

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

'—(1) A decision shall not be taken by a decision taker unless public notice containing the details specified in subsection (2) has been given by him at least three clear days in advance of the date on which it is proposed to take the decision by posting it at the offices of the local authority and by making it available on the Internet site of the local authority.

(b) The details referred to in subsection (1) are

(a) the name of the individual taking the decision,

(b) details of how he may be contacted,

(d) the date on which the decision is to be taken, and

(e) a list of the reports and background papers relevant to the decision.

(f) The provisions of Part VA of the Local Government Act 1972 shall apply to any report due to be considered by the decision taker in relation to the proposed decision and to any background papers used in preparing that report, as if the report were to be considered at a meeting of a principal council.

(g) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent a decision being taken without giving such notice where by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified in the written record of the decision, the decision taker is of the opinion that it should be taken as a matter of urgency.

(h) In this section—

"decision" means a decision made in connection with the discharge of functions which are the responsibility of a local authority executive;

"decision taker" means

(b) an officer of the authority discharging functions of the executive delegated to him.'.

Primary elections for candidates for mayor

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State shall establish a commission which shall within one year of the enactment of this Act report on the introduction of primaries for the selection of candidates for the choice of elected mayor'.

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 61, line 15, leave out 'pensions'.

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 61, line 23, leave out subsection (4).

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 61, line 42, leave out 'pensions'.

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 61, line 45, leave out 'pensions'.

Hilary Armstrong

296

Clause 88, page 62, line 2, leave out 'every' and insert 'a'.

Hilary Armstrong

297

Clause 88, page 62, line 3, leave out first 'and' and insert 'or'.

Hilary Armstrong

298

Clause 88, page 62, line 4, after 'functions' insert 'as may be specified in the regulations'.

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 62, line 5, leave out 'pensions'.

Hilary Armstrong

299

Clause 88, page 62, leave out line 6 and insert—

'(3BA) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with enabling a panel established by a body specified in the regulations to exercise such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of such district councils, county councils or London borough councils in England as may be specified in the regulations.

(3BB) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with the establishment by the National Assembly for Wales on a permanent or temporary basis of a panel which is to have such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of county councils and county borough councils in Wales.'.

Hilary Armstrong

300

Clause 88, page 62, line 14, at end insert—

'( ) Regulations under subsection (3BA) may include provision—

(a) with respect to the number of persons who may or must be appointed to a panel mentioned in that subsection,

(b) with respect to the persons who may or must be appointed to such a panel.

( ) Regulations under subsection (3B), (3BA) or (3BB) may include provision-'.

Hilary Armstrong

301

Clause 88, page 62, line 15, leave out 'the panel of a council to consider and' and insert 'a panel mentioned in that subsection'.

Hilary Armstrong

302

Clause 88, page 62, line 16, leave out first 'the' and insert 'a'.

Hilary Armstrong

303

Clause 88, page 62, line 18, leave out from 'enabling' to 'which' in line 20 and insert 'such a panel to make recommendations to a council which are operating executive arrangements as to'.

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

Clause 88, page 62, line 21, leave out 'pensions'.

Hilary Armstrong

304

Clause 88, page 62, line 22, at end insert—

'( ) which permits different recommendations to be made in relation to different councils or descriptions of council.'.

Hilary Armstrong

305

Clause 88, page 62, line 32, at end insert '(where the council is in England) or the National Assembly for Wales (where the council is in Wales)'.

Hilary Armstrong

306

Clause 90, page 63, line 27, leave out 'which operates executive arrangements' and insert '(within the meaning of that Act) which are operating executive arrangements (within the meaning of Part II of this Act)'.

Hilary Armstrong

307

Clause 90, page 63, line 31, leave out from beginning to 'For' in line 32 and insert—

'( ) After section 1 of that Act there is inserted the following section—

"Meaning of "social services functions". 1A.'.

Hilary Armstrong

308

Clause 90, page 63, line 39, leave out 'subsection' and insert 'section'.