Valid from 01/09/2007
55(1)Where a statement is sent to a local authority under paragraph 39 the authority shall—E+W+S
(a)retain it for at least 18 months,
(b)make it available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times, and
(c)make arrangements for the provision of a copy of it or part of it to any member of the public on request.
(2)But a local authority may refuse to provide access or a copy unless the person seeking access or a copy pays a fee specified by the authority.
(3)A local authority may not specify a fee under sub-paragraph (2) which exceeds the reasonable cost of providing the service sought (but in calculating the cost of providing a service to a person the authority may include a reasonable share of expenditure which is referable only indirectly to the provision of that service).