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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]
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[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]
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 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
Change to whole-council elections in England
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 in England
37    Metropolitan districts: councillors per ward
38    Change of name of electoral area
Election dates
39    Power to change date of local elections to date of European Parliamentary
general election
Part 3
Executive arrangements for England
40    Executive arrangements for England
41    Discharge of functions
42    Changing governance arrangements
43    Referendum following petition
44    Elected mayors
45    Elected executives
46    Other elected executive members
47    Meaning of “elected executive member”
48    Time of elections etc
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49    Voting at elections of elected executives
50    Leader and cabinet executives (England)
51    Time limit for holding further referendum
52    Interpretation
53    Further amendments & transitional provision
54    Supplementary provision
Part 4
Parishes
Chapter 1
Parishes
55    Parishes: alternative styles
56    Appointed councillors
Chapter 2
Power to promote well-being
57    Extension of power to certain parish councils
58    Community strategies
Chapter 3
Reorganisation
Community governance reviews
59    Community governance reviews
60    Community governance petitions
61    Terms of reference of review
Reorganisation of community governance
62    Reorganisation of community governance
Recommendations of review
63    Constitution of new parish
64    Existing parishes under review
65    New council: consequential recommendations
66    Council retained: consequential recommendations
67    Grouping or de-grouping parishes
68    County, district or London borough: consequential recommendations
Undertaking reviews
69    Duties when undertaking a review
70    Recommendations to create parish councils
71    Electoral recommendations: general considerations
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Publicising outcome of review
72    Publicising outcome
Miscellaneous
73    Supplementary regulations
74    Orders and regulations under this Chapter
75    Agreements about incidental matters
76    Guidance
77    Consequential amendments
78    Interpretation
Part 5
Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc
Chapter 1
Local area agreements
79    Application of Chapter: responsible local authorities
80    Application of Chapter: partner authorities
81    “Local improvement targets”: interpretation
82    Duty to prepare and submit draft of a local area agreement
83    Approval of draft local area agreement by Secretary of State
84    Duty to have regard to local improvement targets
85    Designated targets
86    Revision and addition of targets
87    Designated targets: revision proposals
88    Approval of revision proposal
89    Duty to publish information about local area agreement
90    Preparation of community strategy
91    Health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments
92    Interpretation of Chapter
93    Transitional provision
Chapter 2
Overview and scrutiny committees
94    Reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee
95    Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority
96    Powers to require information from partner authorities
97    Overview and scrutiny committees: reports and recommendations
98    Transitional provision
Part 6
Byelaws
99    Alternative procedure for byelaws
100    Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws
101    Use of fixed penalty receipts
102    Guidance
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103    Community support officers etc
104    Revocation of byelaws
105    Further amendments relating to byelaws
Part 7
Best value
Best value authorities
106    Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities
Duties of best value authorities
107    Guidance about general best value duty
108    Involvement of local representatives
109    Abolition of performance indicators etc except for Welsh authorities
110    Abolition of best value performance reviews
Powers to modify enactments etc
111    Consultation with and consent of Welsh Ministers
112    Power of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments obstructing best value etc
Other
113    Grants to promote or facilitate exercise of functions by best value authorities
114    Best value: minor and consequential amendments
Part 8
Local services: inspection and audit
Chapter 1
Constitution of the Audit Commission
115    Membership
116    Change of name
Chapter 2
Audit Commission and auditors: functions and procedure
Benefits inspections
117    Powers of the Audit Commission relating to benefits
118    Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission
Interaction with other authorities
119    Interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities
120    Interaction of benefits inspectors with the Audit Commission
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Inspections and audit
121    Powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information
122    Inspections of best value authorities
Studies and reports etc
123    National studies
124    Studies at request of particular bodies
125    Information about performance standards of local authorities etc
126    Reports on English local authorities
127    Reports categorising English local authorities
Miscellaneous
128    Appointment of auditors
129    Inspection and disclosure of personal information
130    Right to make objections at audit
131    Appointment of auditor to carry out agreed audits
132    Consent for the purposes of agreed audit
133    Publication of information by the Audit Commission
Chapter 3
Audit Commission and Auditor General for Wales: disclosure of information
134    Disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor
135    Disclosure of information obtained by the Auditor General for Wales or an
auditor
Part 9
The Commission for Local Administration in England
136    Appointment and removal of Commissioners
137    Annual reports
138    Making complaints etc electronically
139    Expenses of the Commission
140    Delegation
Part 10
Ethical standards
Chapter 1
Conduct of local authority members
Codes of conduct
141    Conduct that may be covered by code
142    Certain references to code of conduct to include default code
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Conduct of members of authorities in England: assessment of allegations
143    Assessment of allegations
144    Information to be provided to Standards Board by relevant authority
Conduct of local authority members: miscellaneous amendments
145    Chairmen of standards committees
146    Sub-committees of standards committees
147    Joint committees of relevant authorities in England
148    Standards Board for England: functions
149    Ethical standards officers: investigations and findings
150    Ethical standards officers: reports etc
151    Disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers’ reports
152    Matters referred to monitoring officers
153    References to Adjudication Panel for action in respect of misconduct
154    Consultation with ombudsmen
155    Interim case tribunals
156    Case tribunals: England
157    Case tribunals: Wales
158    Exemption from Data Protection Act 1998
159    Supplementary and consequential provision
Chapter 2
Employees
160    Politically restricted posts: grant and supervision of exemptions
161    Politically restricted posts: consequential amendments
162    Political assistants’ pay
Part 11
Joint Waste Authorities
163    Proposals for joint waste authorities in England
164    Consultation
165    Implementation of proposals by order
166    Membership of joint waste authorities
167    Consequential amendments
168    Joint waste authorities in Wales
169    Interpretation
Part 12
The Valuation Tribunal for England
170    Establishment of the Tribunal
171    Consequential and transitional provision etc

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