any local authority,

the Greater London Authority;

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a National Park authority F23for a National Park in England;

any joint board the constituent authorities of which are all local authorities,

F42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

any development corporation established for the purposes of a new town,

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any urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 F21for an urban development area in England,

a Mayoral development corporation,

any housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988 F22for a designated area in England

the F41Homes and Communities Agency;

a fire and rescue authority F20in England constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;

a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of that Act;

any joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;

the London Fire Commissioner;

any police and crime commissioner;

the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9. . .

Transport for London; F11and

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any economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

any combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

any combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

in relation to the flood defence functions of the Environment Agency, within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991, the Environment Agency and F43any Regional Flood and Coastal CommitteeF47... ;F13;and

the London Transport Users’ Committee.

to the members and officers of that authority, and

to a committee or sub-committee of that authority (including a joint committee or joint sub-committee on which the authority are represented),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the London Assembly;

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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an admission appeal panel constituted F31by the authority in accordance with regulations under section 94(5) or 95(3) of F24the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ,

the governing body of any community, foundation or voluntary school F34 maintained by the authority so far as acting in connection with the admission of pupils to the school or otherwise performing any of their functions under Chapter I of Part III of that Act.F16and

an exclusion F39review panel constituted F32 by the authority in accordance with regulations under F40section 51A of the Education Act 2002.

on behalf of the authority, and

in the exercise of the authority's function.