The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Article 8 (confidential and exempt information)

9.  In article 8 (confidential and exempt information)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) after “authority” in both places it occurs, insert “or combined county authority”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa) after “member” in the first place it occurs insert “or substitute member”;

(bb) after “authority” in the first place it occurs insert “or of a combined county authority”;

(cc) for “or a non-constituent council” substitute “, a non-constituent council or a principal council which can nominate a non-constituent member of the combined authority or, as the case may be, of the combined county authority, or to another principal council whose area is within the area of the combined county authority”;

(dd) after “authority” in the second place it occurs insert “or a combined county authority”;

(b) in paragraph (2), after “authority” insert “or combined county authority”;

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) after “authority” in the first place it occurs, insert “or combined county authority”;

(ii) after “member” in the first place it occurs insert “or substitute member”;

(iii) after “authority” in the second place it occurs, insert “or of the combined county authority”;

(iv) for “or a non-constituent council” substitute “, a non-constituent council or a principal council which can nominate a non-constituent member of the combined authority or, as the case may be, of the combined county authority, or to another principal council whose area is within the area of the combined county authority”;

(d) in paragraph (4), after “authority” insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority”;

(e) in paragraph (5), after “authority” insert “or combined county authority”.