Part I Promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being etc

Promotion of well-being

I1C14 Strategies for promoting well-being.

1

Every local authority must prepare a strategy (referred to in this section as a F1sustainable community strategy ) for promoting or improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of their area and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom.

2

A local authority may from time to time modify their F2sustainable community strategy .

3

In preparing or modifying their F3sustainable community strategy , a local authority—

a

must consult and seek the participation of F7—

i

in the case of a responsible local authority, each partner authority and such other persons as the responsible local authority consider appropriate, or

ii

in any other case, such persons as the authority consider appropriate, and

b

must have regard to any guidance for the time being issued by the Secretary of State.

4

Before issuing any guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such representatives of local government and such other persons (if any) as he considers appropriate.

5

In its application to Wales, this section has effect as if for any reference to the Secretary of State there were substituted a reference to F6the Welsh MinistersF4, and as if for “sustainable community strategy” there were substituted “community strategy”..

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In subsection (3)(a), “responsible local authority” and “partner authority”, in relation to a responsible local authority, have the same meanings as in Chapter 1 (local area agreements) of Part 5 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (see sections 103 and 104 of that Act).