(1)Every new principal council shall prepare and publish a plan (“a service delivery plan”)—
(a)describing the manner in which they propose to perform their functions during the period beginning on 1st April 1996 and ending with 31st March 1997; and
(b)giving particulars of the arrangements for organisation and management which they propose to adopt.
(2)Each new principal council shall—
(a)publish a draft of their proposed service delivery plan before 1st November 1995; and
(b)complete and publish their service delivery plan before 1st February 1996.
(3)In preparing their service delivery plan, a council shall take into account any guidance given by the Secretary of State as to consultation or as to the contents of the plan.
(4)A council’s service delivery plan shall be published in such manner as the council consider likely to bring it to the attention of persons (both inside and outside their area) who may be affected by the performance of their functions.
(5)Copies of their service delivery plan shall be made readily available by each new principal council for inspection by any person during office hours.
(6)Subsections (4) and (5) also apply to the draft service delivery plan required to be published by subsection (2)(a).
Commencement Information
I1S. 26 in force at 3.4.1995, see s. 66 and S.I. 1995/852, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)-(6))