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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
[AS AMENDED ON REPORT]
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    Leader and cabinet executives (England)
68    Power to make incidental, consequential provision etc
69    Time limit for holding further referendum
70    Interpretation
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71    Larger authorities to cease operating alterative arrangements
72    Failure to cease operating alternative arrangements
73    Sections 71 and 72: supplementary
74    Further amendments & transitional provision
Part 4
Parishes
Chapter 1
Parishes
75    Parishes: alternative styles
76    Appointed councillors
Chapter 2
Power to promote well-being
77    Extension of power to certain parish councils
78    Community strategies
Chapter 3
Reorganisation
Key terms used
79    Community governance reviews
80    Community governance petitions
81    Terms of reference of review
Undertaking community governance reviews
82    Council’s power to undertake review
83    No review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition
84    Review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition
85    Power to respond to petition
Reorganisation of community governance
86    Reorganisation of community governance
Recommendations of review
87    Constitution of new parish
88    Existing parishes under review
89    New council: consequential recommendations
90    Council retained: consequential recommendations
91    Grouping or de-grouping parishes
92    County, district or London borough: consequential recommendations
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Duties of council undertaking review
93    Duties when undertaking a review
94    Recommendations to create parish councils
95    Electoral recommendations: general considerations
Publicising outcome of review
96    Publicising outcome
Miscellaneous
97    Supplementary regulations
98    Orders and regulations under this Chapter
99    Agreements about incidental matters
100    Guidance
101    Consequential amendments
102    Interpretation
Part 5
Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc
Chapter 1
Local area agreements and community strategies
103    Application of Chapter: responsible local authorities
104    Application of Chapter: partner authorities
105    “Local improvement targets”: interpretation
106    Duty to prepare and submit draft of a local area agreement
107    Approval of draft local area agreement by Secretary of State
108    Duty to have regard to local improvement targets
109    Designated targets
110    Revision and addition of targets
111    Designated targets: revision proposals
112    Approval of revision proposal
113    Duty to publish information about local area agreement
114    Preparation of community strategy
115    Orders under Part 1 of Local Government Act 2000: Wales
116    Health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments
117    Interpretation of Chapter
118    Transitional provision
Chapter 2
Overview and scrutiny committees
119    Reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee
120    Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority
121    Powers to require information from partner authorities
122    Overview and scrutiny committees: reports and recommendations
123    Joint overview and scrutiny committees: local improvement targets
124    Overview and scrutiny committees of district councils: local improvement
targets
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125    Guidance
126    Overview and scrutiny committees: consequential amendments
127    Transitional provision
Part 6
Byelaws
128    Alternative procedure for byelaws
129    Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws
130    Use of fixed penalty receipts
131    Guidance
132    Community support officers etc
133    Revocation of byelaws
134    Further amendments relating to byelaws
Part 7
Best value
Best value authorities
135    Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities
Duties of best value authorities
136    Guidance about general best value duty
137    Involvement of local representatives
138    Abolition of performance indicators etc except for Welsh authorities
139    Abolition of best value performance reviews
Powers to modify enactments etc
140    Consultation with and consent of Welsh Ministers
141    Power of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments obstructing best value etc
Other
142    Grants to promote or facilitate exercise of functions by best value authorities
143    Best value: minor and consequential amendments
Part 8
Local services: inspection and audit
Chapter 1
Constitution of the Audit Commission
144    Membership
145    Change of name
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Chapter 2
Audit Commission and auditors: functions and procedure
Benefits inspections
146    Powers of the Audit Commission relating to benefits
147    Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission
Interaction with other authorities
148    Interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities
149    Interaction of benefits inspectors with the Audit Commission
Inspections and audit
150    Powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information
151    Inspections of best value authorities
Studies and reports etc
152    National studies
153    Studies at request of particular bodies
154    Registered social landlords
155    Information about performance standards of local authorities etc
156    Reports on English local authorities
157    Reports categorising English local authorities
Miscellaneous
158    Appointment of auditors
159    Inspection and disclosure of personal information
160    Right to make objections at audit
161    Appointment of auditor to carry out agreed audits
162    Consent for the purposes of agreed audit
163    Disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor
164    Publication of information by the Audit Commission
Chapter 3
Auditor General for Wales and auditors
165    Registered social landlords in Wales
166    Disclosure of information obtained by the Auditor General for Wales or an
auditor
Part 9
The Commission for Local Administration in England
167    Appointment and removal of Commissioners
168    Responsibilities of Commissioners
169    Annual reports
170    Power to investigate

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