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 HL Bill 2—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Baroness Andrews 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, court 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
Valid petitions

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Requirement to acknowledge valid petitions
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
Part 2
Local authorities: governance and audit
Chapter 1
Governance
27
Scrutiny officers
28
Functions of joint overview and scrutiny committees
29
Powers of National Assembly for Wales
Chapter 2
Audit of entities connected with local authorities
Preliminary
30
Overview
31
Notification duties of local authorities

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Power to appoint auditor
32
Power to appoint auditor
33
Power to appoint replacement auditor
34
Exclusions
Auditors
35
Eligibility for appointment
36
Terms of appointment
Audit of accounts
37
Right of entity to appoint auditor to conduct statutory audit
38
Functions of auditor not appointed to conduct statutory audit
Public interest reports
39
Public interest reports
40
Codes of practice
41
Access to information
42
Consideration of report by entity
43
Consideration of report by local authority
Supplementary
44
Fees
45
Power of audit authority to require information
46
Subsidiaries of Passenger Transport Executives
General
47
Regulations
48
Interpretation
Part 3
Local government boundary and electoral change
Establishment of the Boundary Committee for England
49
Boundary Committee for England
Boundary Committee for England: functions relating to electoral change
50
Review of electoral arrangements
51
Requests for review of single-member electoral areas
52
Review procedure
53
Implementation of review recommendations
Boundary Committee for England: functions relating to boundary change
54
Transfer of functions relating to boundary change

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Termination of involvement of Electoral Commission
55
Removal of functions relating to boundary and electoral change
56
Transfer schemes
Transitional
57
Continuity of functions
58
Interim provision
Miscellaneous
59
Electoral changes consequential on boundary change in England
60
Repeal of redundant provisions
General
61
Consequential and supplementary provision
62
Interpretation
Part 4
Local authority economic assessments
63
Local authority economic assessment
64
Partner authorities
Part 5
Regional strategy
Regional strategy
65
Regional strategy
Authorities relevant to this Part
66
Leaders’ Boards
67
Responsible regional authorities
Revisions of regional strategy
68
Review and revision by responsible regional authorities
69
Community involvement
70
Examination in public
71
Matters to be taken into account in revision
72
Approval of revision by Secretary of State
73
Reserve powers of Secretary of State
74
Revision: supplementary
Implementation of strategy
75
Implementation

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Effect of strategy
76
Regional strategy as part of the development plan
77
Duties of regional development agencies
Supplementary
78
Sustainable development
79
Guidance and directions
80
Consequential provision
General
81
Regulations
82
Interpretation
Part 6
Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities
EPBs and their areas
83
EPBs and their areas
Constitution and functions of EPBs
84
Constitution
85
Constitution: membership and voting
86
Exercise of local authority functions
87
Funding
88
Accounts
89
Change of name
Changes to and dissolution of an EPB’s area
90
Changes to boundaries of an EPB’s area
91
Dissolution of an EPB’s area
Requirements in connection with orders about EPBs
92
Review by authorities: new EPB
93
Preparation and publication of scheme: new EPB
94
Requirements in connection with establishment of EPB
95
Review by authorities: existing EPB
96
Preparation and publication of scheme: existing EPB
97
Requirements in connection with changes to existing EPB arrangements
Combined authorities and their areas
98
Combined authorities and their areas
99
Constitution and functions: transport
100
Constitution and functions: economic development and regeneration
101
Changes to boundaries of a combined authority’s area
102
Dissolution of a combined authority’s area

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