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Local Government Bill [H.L.]

This is the text of the Local Government Bill [H.L.], as amended in Committee in the House of Commons and printed on 20 June 2000.

 
 
  
Local Government Bill [H.L.]
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I
PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING ETC
Interpretation
Clause 
1.Meaning of "local authority" in Part I.

Promotion of well-being
2.Promotion of well-being.
3.Limits on power to promote well-being.
4.Strategies for promoting well-being.
5.Power to amend or repeal enactments.

Modification of certain enactments
6.Power to modify enactments concerning plans etc.
7.Modification of section 137 of the 1972 Act.

Procedure for orders under section 5 or 6
8.Procedure for orders under section 5 or 6.

PART II
ARRANGEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVES
Executive arrangements
9.Executive arrangements.

Local authority executives
10.Local authority executives.
11.Additional forms of executive.

Executive functions
12.Functions which are the responsibility of an executive.

Provisions with respect to executive arrangements
13.Discharge of functions: mayor and cabinet executive.
14.Discharge of functions: leader and cabinet executive.
15.Discharge of functions: mayor and council manager executive.
16.Discharge of functions: s. 10(5) executive.
17.Discharge of functions by area committees.
18.Discharge of functions of and by another local authority.
19.Joint exercise of functions.
20.Overview and scrutiny committees.
21.Access to information etc.
22.Further provision.
23.Absence of requirement for political balance.

Procedure with respect to operation of executive arrangements
24.Proposals.
25.Proposals not requiring referendum.
26.Referendum in case of proposals involving elected mayor.
27.Approval of outline fall-back proposals.
28.Operation of, and publicity for, executive arrangements.

Different and alternative arrangements
29.Operation of different executive arrangements.
30.Alternative arrangements.
31.Operation of alternative arrangements.

Referendums
32.Referendum following petition.
33.Referendum following direction.
34.Power to require referendum.

Local authority constitution
35.Information with respect to discharge of functions etc.

Guidance
36.Guidance.

Elected mayors etc.
37.Elected mayors etc.
38.Election as elected mayor and councillor.
39.Time of elections etc.
40.Voting at elections of elected mayors.
41.Entitlement to vote.
42.Power to make provision about elections.

Provisions with respect to referendums
43.Provisions with respect to referendums.

Power to make further provision
44.Power to make incidental, consequential provision etc.

Interpretation
45.Interpretation of Part II.

PART III
CONDUCT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER I
CONDUCT OF MEMBERS
Standards of conduct
46.Principles governing conduct of members of relevant authorities.
47.Model code of conduct.
48.Duty of relevant authorities to adopt codes of conduct.
49.Duty to comply with code of conduct.

Standards committees
50.Standards committees.
51.Functions of standards committees.
52.Standards committees or sub-committees for parish councils.
53.Standards committees or sub-committees for community councils.

CHAPTER II
INVESTIGATIONS ETC: ENGLAND
Standards Board for England
54.Standards Board for England.
55.Written allegations.

Functions of ethical standards officers
56.Functions of ethical standards officers.

Investigations
57.Conduct of investigations.
58.Procedure in respect of investigations.
59.Investigations: further provisions.
60.Restrictions on disclosure of information.

Reports etc.
61.Reports etc.
62.Interim reports.

References to monitoring officers
63.Matters referred to monitoring officers.
64.Consultation with Local Commissioner.

CHAPTER III
INVESTIGATIONS ETC: WALES
Local Commissioner and Commission for Local Administration in Wales
65.Local Commissioner and Commission for Local Administration in Wales.

Investigations
66.Investigations by Local Commissioner in Wales.
67.Investigations: further provisions.

Reports etc.
68.Reports etc.
69.Interim reports.

References to monitoring officers
70.Matters referred to monitoring officers.
71.Law of defamation.

CHAPTER IV
ADJUDICATIONS
Adjudication Panels
72.Adjudication Panels.

Case tribunals
73.Case tribunals.

Adjudications
74.Adjudications by case tribunals.
75.Decisions of interim case tribunals.
76.Decisions of case tribunals.
77.Recommendations by case tribunals.

CHAPTER V
SUPPLEMENTARY
Disclosure and registration of members' interests etc.
78.Disclosure and registration of members' interests etc.

Code of conduct for local government employees
79.Code of conduct for local government employees.

Interpretation
80.Interpretation of Part III.

PART IV
ELECTIONS
81.Meaning of "local authority" and "principal council" in Part IV.
82.Options for elections.
83.Power to specify a scheme for elections.
84.Power to change years in which elections held.
85.Separate power to make incidental provisions etc.
86.Consequential electoral changes.

PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
Surcharge etc.
87.Surcharge etc.
88.Advisory notices.

Maladministration etc.
89.Payments in cases of maladministration etc.

Welfare services
90.Grants for welfare services.
91.Disclosure of information.
92.Unauthorised disclosure of information.
93.Housing benefit.

Allowances and pensions
94.Allowances and pensions for certain local authority members.
95.Power to make provision about allowances.

Social services functions
96.Social services functions.

Recoupment by local authorities of cost of providing day care.
97.Recoupment by local authorities of cost of providing day care.

Repeal of prohibition of promotion of homosexuality.
98.Repeal of prohibition of promotion of homosexuality.

PART VI
SUPPLEMENTAL
99.Orders and regulations.
100.Wales.
101.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
102.Commencement.
103.Short title and extent.
 

SCHEDULES:
    Schedule 1-Executive arrangements: further provision.
    Schedule 2-Election of elected mayor.
    Schedule 3-Standards Board for England.
    Schedule 4-Minor and Consequential Amendments.
    Schedule 5-Repeals.
 

 
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