Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill [Lords] - continued | House of Commons |
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Mr Secretary Prescott 108 Page 13, line 22 [Clause 18], leave out '(3) and (4)' and insert '(3) to (5)'.
Mr Archie Norman 61 Page 14 [Clause 20], leave out lines 17 and 18 and insert 'arrangements for the overview and scrutiny of the executive (such arrangements referred to in this Part as overview and scrutiny arrangements).'
Mr Archie Norman 62 Page 14, line 18 [Clause 20], at end insert'(1A) Overview and scrutiny arrangements may provide for the discharge of functions and the exercise of powers by
of the authority (in this Part referred to as overview and scrutiny bodies).'.
Mr Archie Norman 66 Page 14 [Clause 20], leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert 'arrangements make provision so that the powers of overview and scrutiny bodies include powers, between them'.
Mr Secretary Prescott 109 Page 14, line 34 [Clause 20], leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.
Mr Secretary Prescott 110 Page 14, line 35 [Clause 20], leave out 'their inhabitants' and insert 'the inhabitants of that area'.
Mr Archie Norman 63 Page 14, line 36 [Clause 20], at end insert
Mr Archie Norman 67 Page 14, line 37 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee' and insert 'body'.
Mr Archie Norman 64 Page 14, line 43 [Clause 20], at end insert'( ) Unless the matter is certified by the authority's monitoring officer to be urgent, no decision by an executive, a member of an executive or a committee of an executive, under its executive arrangements, shall be implemented within less than five working days after the decision is published.'.
Mr Archie Norman 68 Page 14, line 44 [Clause 20], leave out subsection (4).
Mr Archie Norman 69 Page 14, line 45 [Clause 20], leave out 'may not discharge any' and insert 'may by resolution of the authority discharge'.
Mr Archie Norman 70 Page 15, line 6 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee of a local authority' and insert 'body of a local authority which is a committee of the authority'.
Mr Archie Norman 71 Page 15, line 9 [Clause 20], at end insert 'or by a single member or officer of the authority.'.
Mr Archie Norman 72 Page 15, line 15 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee of the authority' and insert 'body of the authority which is a committee of the authority'.
Mr Archie Norman 65 Page 15, line 22 [Clause 20], at end insert'( ) Where a member of a relevant overview and scrutiny committee finds that a decision by or on behalf of the executive ought to be subject to immediate review he may, with the agreement of two members of the relevant overview or scrutiny committee, cause the decision to be delayed until that overview and scrutiny committee has considered the matter.'.
Mr Archie Norman 73 Page 15, line 23 [Clause 20], leave out subsection (9) and insert'(9) Overview and scrutiny arrangements shall include provision ensuring that members of the local authority's executive do not discharge any functions or exercise any powers under those arrangements.'.
Mr Archie Norman 74 Page 15, line 26 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee of a local authority' and insert 'body of a local authority which is a committee of the authority.'.
Mr Archie Norman 75 Page 15, line 32 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee of the authority' and insert 'body of a local authority which is a committee of the authority'.
Mr Archie Norman 76 Page 15, line 44 [Clause 20], leave out 'committee' and insert 'body'.
Mr Archie Norman 77 Page 15, line 47 [Clause 20], after 'before', insert 'him, her or'.
Mr Archie Norman 78 Page 16, line 1 [Clause 20], at beginning insert '(in the case of a committee)'.
Mr Secretary Prescott 208 Page 16, line 3 [Clause 20], at end insert'( ) A person is not obliged by subsection (14) to answer any question which he would be entitled to refuse to answer in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.'.
Mr Archie Norman 79 Page 16, line 3 [Clause 20], at end insert'(15) The authority shall appoint officers to assist the overview and scrutiny committee in discharging their functions, and such officers may not also report to the executive.'.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO ACCESS TO INFORMATIONAccess to information; background papers
Mr Secretary Prescott NC9 To move the following Clause:'.(1) In section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972 (inspection of background papers) for subsection (1) there is substituted
Meetings and documents: notice etc.
Mr Secretary Prescott NC11 To move the following Clause:'.(1) In section 100K of the Local Government Act 1972 (interpretation and application of Part VA), after subsection (2) there is inserted
(4) Any statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."
(2) Any statutory instrument containing an order under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.".'.
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