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| | Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill
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| | | Local Government Act 2000 |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must amend the Local Goverment Act 2000 to include the |
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| | | committee system as a possible form of executive open to local authorities before |
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| | | the provisions of this Act come into force’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], leave out ‘services’ and insert ‘public services’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘significant section’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 15 [Clause 1], leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 19 [Clause 1], at end insert ‘at the point of use of the public service by |
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| | | Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], leave out from ‘means’ to end of line 22 and insert ‘any |
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| | organisation involved in a local area government with the local authority which is |
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| | exercising scrutiny and overview functions over it’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 20 [Clause 1], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 23 [Clause 1], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 1, line 23 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (5). |
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| | | Page 2 [Clause 1], leave out line 1. |
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| | | Page 2, line 3 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State must |
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| | | consider their potential effect on small businesses and voluntary or community |
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| | | “small business” means a business that employs fewer than 50 employees; |
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| | | “voluntary or community interest organisation” means an organisation |
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| | | (other than a local authority or other public body) whose activities are |
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| | | (a) | otherwise than for profit, or |
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| | | (b) | for the benefit of the community on the basis that any profits are |
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| | | reinvested in the business of the organisation or applied for the |
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| | | benefit of the community.’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 4 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | The Secretary of State must publish draft regulations about the definition of a |
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| | | “designated authority or person” before the third reading of this Bill.’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 4 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(8) | The Secretary of State must on an annual basis review the meaning of a |
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| | | “designated authority or person”, with a view to removing any authority or person |
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| | | that no longer meets the definition of a “designated authority or person”.’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 23 [Clause 3], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 25 [Clause 3], leave out ‘negative’ and insert ‘the affirmative’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 27 [Clause 3], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 31 [Clause 3], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | only where that person is reasonably able to attend and answer questions |
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| | | within their personal resource base or that of the organisation they |
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| | | (ii) | only where the requirement for such attendance is not in contradiction to |
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| | | part of an existing formal agreement the person or the organisation they |
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| | | represent has entered into to provide public services’. |
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| | | Page 2 [Clause 3], leave out lines 32 and 33 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The Secretary of State must publish draft regulations about the exercise of the |
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| | | powers conferred by subsection (1) before the third reading of this Bill.’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 40 [Clause 3], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 2, line 42 [Clause 3], leave out ‘person’ and insert ‘the role of the person’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 1 [Clause 3], leave out ‘negative’ and insert ‘the affirmative’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 5 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 7 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 8 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 11 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 13 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 15 [Clause 4], leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘three’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 16 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 19 [Clause 4], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 20 [Clause 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | only where such compliance is reasonable within the resource base of the |
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| | | designated organisation or person. |
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| | | (ii) | only where such compliance is not in contradiction to part of an existing |
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| | | formal agreement the designated organisation or person has entered into |
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| | | to provide public services’. |
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| | | Page 3 [Clause 4], leave out lines 21 and 22 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State must publish draft regulations about imposing conditions |
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| | | or restrictions on the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (2) before |
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| | | the third reading of this bill.’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 23 [Clause 4], leave out ‘negative’ and insert ‘the affirmative’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 27 [Clause 5], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 3, line 28 [Clause 5], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 4, line 13 [Clause 6], leave out ‘authority’ and insert ‘organisation’. |
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| | | Page 4, line 16 [Clause 6], leave out from ‘England’ to end of line 17. |
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| | | Page 5, line 15 [Clause 7], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State must bring forward regulations to allow for joint overview |
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| | | and scrutiny committees to be established between county councils and one or |
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| | | more district councils in their area, as provided for in the Local Democracy, |
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| | | Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, before the provisions of this |
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| | | Page 5 [Clause 8], leave out lines 26 to 30 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(a) | allow an overview and scrutiny committee of a local authority (or a sub- |
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| | | committee of such a committee) to co-opt members of the authority’s |
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| | | executive as non-voting members of the committee (or sub-committee) |
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| | | for the purpose of considering a particular matter that does not involve it |
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| | | exercising functions in relation to the executive; and’. |
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| | | Page 5, line 18, leave out Clause 8. |
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| | | Page 6 [Clause 10], leave out lines 9 to 12 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(3) | All regulations under this Act are subject to “the affirmative resolution |
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| | | procedure”, and the regulations must not be made unless a draft of the statutory |
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| | | instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of |
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| | | each House of Parliament.’. |
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