Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, are published separately as Bill 93—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Hazel Blears has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and
Construction Bill [HL] are compatible with the Convention rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Democracy and involvement
Chapter 1
Duties relating to promotion of democracy
Duties of principal local authorities
1
Democratic arrangements of principal local authorities
2
Democratic arrangements of connected authorities
3
Monitoring boards, courts boards and youth offending teams
4
Lay justices
Supplementary
5
Provision of information
6
Guidance
7
Isles of Scilly
General
8
Orders
9
Interpretation
Chapter 2
Petitions to local authorities
Electronic petitions
10
Electronic petitions
Petition schemes
11
Petition schemes
12
Petitions to which a scheme must apply

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Requirement to acknowledge
14
Requirement to take steps
15
Requirement to debate
16
Requirement to call officer to account
17
Review of steps
18
Supplementary scheme provision
Supplementary
19
Powers of appropriate national authority
20
Handling of petitions by other bodies
General
21
Orders
22
Interpretation
Chapter 3
Involvement in functions of public authorities
23
Duty of public authorities to secure involvement
24
Duty of public authorities to secure involvement: guidance
Chapter 4
Housing
25
Establishment and assistance of bodies representing tenants etc
26
Consultation of bodies representing tenants etc
Chapter 5
Local freedoms and honorary titles
27
Local freedoms
28
Honorary titles
Chapter 6
Membership of local authorities
29
Politically restricted posts
Part 2
Local authorities: governance and audit
Chapter 1
Governance
30
Scrutiny officers
31
Joint overview and scrutiny committees

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Powers of National Assembly for Wales
Chapter 2
Audit of entities connected with local authorities
Preliminary
33
Overview
34
Notification duties of local authorities
Power to appoint auditor
35
Power to appoint auditor
36
Power to appoint replacement auditor
37
Exclusions
Auditors
38
Eligibility for appointment
39
Terms of appointment
Audit of accounts
40
Right of entity to appoint auditor to conduct statutory audit
41
Functions of auditor not appointed to conduct statutory audit
Public interest reports
42
Public interest reports
43
Codes of practice
44
Access to information
45
Consideration of report by entity
46
Consideration of report by local authority
Supplementary
47
Fees
48
Power of audit authority to require information
49
Subsidiaries of Passenger Transport Executives
General
50
Regulations
51
Interpretation
Part 3
Local government boundary and electoral change
Establishment of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
52
Local Government Boundary Commission for England

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Local Government Boundary Commission for England: functions relating to electoral change
53
Review of electoral arrangements
54
Requests for review of single-member electoral areas
55
Review procedure
56
Implementation of review recommendations
Local Government Boundary Commission for England: functions relating to boundary change
57
Transfer of functions relating to boundary change
Termination of involvement of Electoral Commission
58
Removal of functions relating to boundary and electoral change
59
Transfer schemes
Transitional
60
Continuity of functions
61
Interim provision
Miscellaneous
62
Electoral changes consequential on boundary change in England
63
Repeal of redundant provisions
General
64
Consequential and supplementary provision
65
Interpretation
Part 4
Local authority economic assessments
66
Local authority economic assessment
Part 5
Regional strategy
Regional strategy
67
Regional strategy
Authorities relevant to this Part
68
Leaders’ Boards
69
Responsible regional authorities
Sustainable development
70
Sustainable development

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Revisions of regional strategy
71
Review and revision by responsible regional authorities
72
Community involvement
73
Examination in public
74
Matters to be taken into account in revision
75
Approval of revision by Secretary of State
76
Reserve powers of Secretary of State
77
Revision: supplementary
Implementation of strategy
78
Implementation
Effect of strategy
79
Regional strategy as part of the development plan
80
Duties of regional development agencies
Supplementary
81
Guidance and directions
82
Consequential provision
General
83
Regulations
84
Interpretation
Part 6
Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities
EPBs and their areas
85
EPBs and their areas
Constitution and functions of EPBs
86
Constitution
87
Constitution: membership and voting
88
Exercise of local authority functions
89
Funding
90
Accounts
91
Change of name
Changes to and dissolution of an EPB’s area
92
Changes to boundaries of an EPB’s area
93
Dissolution of an EPB’s area
Requirements in connection with orders about EPBs
94
Review by authorities: new EPB
95
Preparation and publication of scheme: new EPB

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