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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
[AS AMENDED IN 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    Request for Boundary Committee for England’s advice
5    Boundary Committee’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
Electoral arrangements
Chapter 1
Power of district councils in England to change electoral scheme
Introductory
31    Schemes for elections
Power of district councils to change to whole-council elections
32    Resolution for whole-council elections
33    Resolution for whole-council elections: requirements
34    Scheme for whole-council elections
35    Publicity
36    Notice to Electoral Commission
Power of district councils to revert to partial-council elections
37    Resolution for elections by halves
38    Resolution for elections by halves: requirements
39    Resolution for elections by thirds
40    Resolution for elections by thirds: requirements
41    Publicity for resolution
42    Notice to Electoral Commission
43    Electoral Commission to consider whether electoral review is necessary
44    Electoral Commission to make order for new electoral scheme
45    Order for elections by halves: years in which elections are to be held
46    Orders for elections by halves: councillors to be elected at ordinary elections
47    Order for elections by thirds: years in which elections are to be held
48    Order for elections by thirds: councillors to be elected at ordinary elections
49    Order for elections by halves or elections by thirds: transitional provision
50    Power of Electoral Commission to make incidental etc provision
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51    Position if Electoral Commission act under existing powers
52    Publicity for order by Electoral Commission
Power of district councils to alter years of ordinary elections of parish councillors
53    Power of council to alter years of ordinary elections of parish councillors
Amendment of existing provisions about schemes for ordinary elections
54    Amendment of existing provisions about schemes for ordinary elections
Chapter 2
Miscellaneous
Requests for single-member electoral areas in England
55    Requests for single-member electoral areas
Electoral Commission and Boundary Committee: reviews and recommendations
56    Electoral Commission and Boundary Committee: reviews and
recommendations
57    Procedure in connection with reviews
Electoral areas in England
58    Metropolitan districts: councillors per ward
59    Change of name of electoral area
Election dates
60    Power to change date of local elections to date of European Parliamentary
general election
Chapter 3
Consequential amendments
61    Consequential amendments
Part 3
Executive arrangements for England
62    Executive arrangements for England
63    Discharge of functions
64    Changing governance arrangements
65    Referendum following petition
66    Elected mayors
67    Elected executives
68    Other elected executive members
69    Meaning of “elected executive member”
70    Time of elections etc
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71    Voting at elections of elected executives
72    Leader and cabinet executives (England)
73    Power to make incidental, consequential provision etc
74    Time limit for holding further referendum
75    Interpretation
76    Larger authorities to cease operating alterative arrangements
77    Failure to cease operating alternative arrangements
78    Sections 76 and 77: supplementary
79    Further amendments & transitional provision
80    Supplementary provision
Part 4
Parishes
Chapter 1
Parishes
81    Parishes: alternative styles
82    Appointed councillors
Chapter 2
Power to promote well-being
83    Extension of power to certain parish councils
84    Community strategies
Chapter 3
Reorganisation
Key terms used
85    Community governance reviews
86    Community governance petitions
87    Terms of reference of review
Undertaking community governance reviews
88    Council’s power to undertake review
89    No review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition
90    Review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition
91    Power to respond to petition
Reorganisation of community governance
92    Reorganisation of community governance
Recommendations of review
93    Constitution of new parish
94    Existing parishes under review
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95    New council: consequential recommendations
96    Council retained: consequential recommendations
97    Grouping or de-grouping parishes
98    County, district or London borough: consequential recommendations
Duties of council undertaking review
99    Duties when undertaking a review
100    Recommendations to create parish councils
101    Electoral recommendations: general considerations
Publicising outcome of review
102    Publicising outcome
Miscellaneous
103    Supplementary regulations
104    Orders and regulations under this Chapter
105    Agreements about incidental matters
106    Guidance
107    Consequential amendments
108    Interpretation
Part 5
Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc
Chapter 1
Local area agreements and community strategies
109    Application of Chapter: responsible local authorities
110    Application of Chapter: partner authorities
111    “Local improvement targets”: interpretation
112    Duty to prepare and submit draft of a local area agreement
113    Approval of draft local area agreement by Secretary of State
114    Duty to have regard to local improvement targets
115    Designated targets
116    Revision and addition of targets
117    Designated targets: revision proposals
118    Approval of revision proposal
119    Duty to publish information about local area agreement
120    Preparation of community strategy
121    Orders under Part 1 of Local Government Act 2000: Wales
122    Health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments
123    Interpretation of Chapter
124    Transitional provision
Chapter 2
Overview and scrutiny committees
125    Reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee
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126    Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority
127    Powers to require information from partner authorities
128    Overview and scrutiny committees: reports and recommendations
129    Joint overview and scrutiny committees: local improvement targets
130    Overview and scrutiny committees of district councils: local improvement
targets
131    Guidance
132    Overview and scrutiny committees: consequential amendments
133    Transitional provision
Part 6
Byelaws
134    Alternative procedure for byelaws
135    Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws
136    Use of fixed penalty receipts
137    Guidance
138    Community support officers etc
139    Revocation of byelaws
140    Further amendments relating to byelaws
Part 7
Best value
Best value authorities
141    Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities
Duties of best value authorities
142    Guidance about general best value duty
143    Involvement of local representatives
144    Abolition of performance indicators etc except for Welsh authorities
145    Abolition of best value performance reviews
Powers to modify enactments etc
146    Consultation with and consent of Welsh Ministers
147    Power of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments obstructing best value etc
Other
148    Grants to promote or facilitate exercise of functions by best value authorities
149    Best value: minor and consequential amendments
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Part 8
Local services: inspection and audit
Chapter 1
Constitution of the Audit Commission
150    Membership
151    Change of name
Chapter 2
Audit Commission and auditors: functions and procedure
Benefits inspections
152    Powers of the Audit Commission relating to benefits
153    Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission
Interaction with other authorities
154    Interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities
155    Interaction of benefits inspectors with the Audit Commission
Inspections and audit
156    Powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information
157    Inspections of best value authorities
Studies and reports etc
158    National studies
159    Studies at request of particular bodies
160    Registered social landlords
161    Information about performance standards of local authorities etc
162    Reports on English local authorities
163    Reports categorising English local authorities
Miscellaneous
164    Appointment of auditors
165    Inspection and disclosure of personal information
166    Right to make objections at audit
167    Appointment of auditor to carry out agreed audits
168    Consent for the purposes of agreed audit
169    Disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor
170    Publication of information by the Audit Commission
Chapter 3
Auditor General for Wales and auditors
171    Registered social landlords in Wales

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