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
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
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
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
61
Part 3
Executive arrangements for England
62
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
75
Parishes: alternative styles
76
Appointed councillors
Power to promote well-being
77
Extension of power to certain parish councils
78
Community strategies
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
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
v
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
97
Supplementary regulations
98
Orders and regulations under this Chapter
99
100
Guidance
101
102
Part 5
Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc
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
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
126
Overview and scrutiny committees: consequential amendments
127
Part 6
Byelaws
128
Alternative procedure for byelaws
129
Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws
130
Use of fixed penalty receipts
131
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
Constitution of the Audit Commission
144
Membership
145
Change of name
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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
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
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