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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, are published separately as Bill 16—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Ruth Kelly has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in
Health Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
Structural and boundary change in England
Chapter 1
Structural and boundary change
Change from two tiers to single tier of local government
1    “Principal authority” and “single tier of local government”
2    Invitations and directions for proposals for single tier of local government
3    Invitations, directions and proposals: supplementary
4    Procedure on receipt of proposals
5    Boundary Committee for England’s powers
6    Boundary Committee’s procedure
7    Implementation of proposals by order
Boundary change
8    Review by Boundary Committee of local government areas
9    Boundary Committee’s review: consultation etc
10    Implementation of recommendations by order
Implementation of changes
11    Implementation orders: provision that may be included
12    Provision relating to membership etc of authorities
13    Implementation orders: further provision
14    Regulations for supplementing orders
15    Incidental etc provision in orders or regulations
16    Agreements about incidental matters
17    Residuary bodies
18    Staff commissions
19    Certain county councils to be billing authorities
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Supplementary
20    Correction of orders
21    Pre-commencement invitations etc
22    Consequential amendments
23    Definitions for the purposes of Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Control of disposals etc
24    Authorities dissolved by orders: control of disposals, contracts and reserves
25    Directions: further provision about reserves
26    Directions: supplementary
27    Consideration to be taken into account for purposes of direction
28    Contraventions of direction
29    Power to amend
30    Definitions for purposes of Chapter 2
Part 2
Elections in England
Change to whole-council elections
31    Eligible councils
32    Changing scheme for ordinary elections
33    Scheme for whole-council elections
34    Publicising change of scheme for ordinary elections
35    Notice to Electoral Commission
36    Amendment of existing provisions about schemes for ordinary elections
Electoral areas
37    Metropolitan districts: councillors per ward
38    Change of name of electoral area
Part 3
Executive arrangements for England
39    Executive arrangements for England
40    Discharge of functions
41    Changing governance arrangements
42    Referendum following petition
43    Elected mayors
44    Elected executives
45    Other elected executive members
46    Meaning of “elected executive member”
47    Time of elections etc
48    Voting at elections of elected executives
49    Leader and cabinet executives (England)
50    Time limit for holding further referendum
51    Interpretation
52    Further amendments & transitional provision
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53    Supplementary provision
Part 4
Parishes
Chapter 1
Parishes
54    Parishes: alternative styles
55    Appointed councillors
Chapter 2
Power to promote well-being
56    Extension of power to certain parish councils
57    Community strategies
Chapter 3
Reorganisation
Community governance reviews
58    Community governance reviews
59    Community governance petitions
60    Terms of reference of review
Reorganisation of community governance
61    Reorganisation of community governance
Recommendations of review
62    Constitution of new parish
63    Existing parishes under review
64    New council: consequential recommendations
65    Council retained: consequential recommendations
66    Grouping or de-grouping parishes
67    County, district or London borough: consequential recommendations
Undertaking reviews
68    Duties when undertaking a review
69    Recommendations to create parish councils
70    Electoral recommendations: general considerations
Publicising outcome of review
71    Publicising outcome
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Miscellaneous
72    Supplementary regulations
73    Orders and regulations under this Chapter
74    Agreements about incidental matters
75    Guidance
76    Consequential amendments
77    Interpretation
Part 5
Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc
Chapter 1
Local area agreements
78    Application of Chapter: responsible local authorities
79    Application of Chapter: partner authorities
80    “Local improvement targets”: interpretation
81    Duty to prepare and submit draft of a local area agreement
82    Approval of draft local area agreement by Secretary of State
83    Duty to have regard to local improvement targets
84    Designated targets
85    Revision and addition of targets
86    Designated targets: revision proposals
87    Approval of revision proposal
88    Duty to publish information about local area agreement
89    Preparation of community strategy
90    Interpretation of Chapter
91    Transitional provision
Chapter 2
Overview and scrutiny committees
92    Reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee
93    Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority
94    Powers to require information from partner authorities
95    Overview and scrutiny committees: reports and recommendations
96    Transitional provision
Part 6
Byelaws
97    Alternative procedure for byelaws
98    Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws
99    Use of fixed penalty receipts
100    Guidance
101    Community support officers etc
102    Revocation of byelaws
103    Further amendments relating to byelaws
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Part 7
Best value
Best value authorities
104    Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities
Duties of best value authorities
105    Guidance about general best value duty
106    Involvement of local representatives
107    Abolition of performance indicators etc except for Welsh authorities
108    Abolition of best value performance reviews
Powers to modify enactments etc
109    Consultation with and consent of Welsh Ministers
110    Power of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments obstructing best value etc
Other
111    Grants to promote or facilitate exercise of functions by best value authorities
112    Best value: minor and consequential amendments
Part 8
Local services: inspection and audit
Chapter 1
Constitution of the Audit Commission
113    Membership
114    Change of name
Chapter 2
Audit Commission and auditors: functions and procedure
Benefits inspections
115    Powers of the Audit Commission relating to benefits
116    Benefits Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission
Interaction with other authorities
117    Interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities
118    Interaction of benefits inspectors with the Audit Commission
Inspections and audit
119    Powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information
120    Inspections of best value authorities

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