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2(1)An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA—
(a)may appoint one or more sub-committees, and
(b)may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions by any such sub-committee.
(2)A sub-committee of an overview and scrutiny committee may not discharge any functions other than those conferred on it under sub-paragraph (1)(b).
(3)An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA may not include a member of the CCA (including, in the case of a mayoral CCA, the mayor for the CCA’s area or deputy mayor).
(4)An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA is to be treated as a committee or sub-committee of a principal council for the purposes of Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 (access to meetings and documents of certain authorities, committees and sub-committees).
(5)Subsections (2) to (5) of section 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 apply to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA as they apply to a committee appointed under that section.
(6)An overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA—
(a)may require the members or officers of the CCA to attend before it to answer questions (including, in the case of a mayoral CCA, the mayor for the CCA’s area and deputy mayor), and
(b)may invite other persons to attend meetings of the committee.
(7)A person on whom a requirement is imposed under sub-paragraph (6)(a) is required to comply with the requirement.
(8)A person is not obliged by sub-paragraph (6) to answer any question which the person would be entitled to refuse to answer in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.
(9)In exercising, or deciding whether to exercise, any of its functions an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA must have regard to any guidance for the time being issued by the Secretary of State.
(10)Guidance under sub-paragraph (9) may make different provision for different cases or for different descriptions of committee.
(11)In sub-paragraphs (3) to (9) references to an overview and scrutiny committee of a CCA include references to any sub-committee of such a committee.
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I1Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 255(2)(c)
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