Local Government Act 2000

[F1 57B Right to request review of decision not to act U.K.

(1) This section applies where a decision is made under section 57A(2) that no action should be taken in respect of an allegation.

(2) The person who made the allegation may make a request to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned for that decision to be reviewed.

(3) A request under subsection (2)—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) may not be made after 30 days beginning with the date of the notice under section 57A(4).

(4) Where a request under subsection (2) is received by a standards committee—

(a) section 57A(2) to (4) again apply to the standards committee, and

(b) it must make a reference under section 57A(2)(a) or (b) or (3), or a decision under section 57A(2)(c), within 3 months beginning with the date it received the request.

(5) If by virtue of subsection (4) a decision is made under section 57A(2) that no action should be taken in respect of an allegation, this section does not apply in relation to that decision.

(6) Subsection (4) is subject to any direction under section 57D.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 57A-57D and 58 substituted for s. 58 (31.1.2008 for specified purposes, 8.5.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 185, 245(5) (with s. 201); S.I. 2008/172, art. 6; S.I. 2008/1265, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)