Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Chapter 2 Power to promote well-being

77 Extension of power to certain parish councils

(1) Section 1 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (meaning of local authority in Part 1 of 2000 Act) is amended as follows.

(2) The provision of that section becomes subsection (1) of section 1.

(3) In subsection (1), after paragraph (a)(v) insert—

“(vi) an eligible parish council,”.

(4) After subsection (1) insert—

“(2) A parish council is “eligible” for the purposes of this Part if the council meets the conditions prescribed by the Secretary of State by order for the purposes of this section.”

78 Community strategies

(1) The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (promotion of well-being), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) But, in the case of an eligible parish council, that is subject to section 4A.”

(3) After section 4 (strategies for promoting well-being) insert—

“4A Strategies: parishes

(1) The duty in section 4 to prepare a community strategy does not apply to an eligible parish council.

(2) But in exercising the power under section 2(1), an eligible parish council must have regard to any community strategy prepared by a relevant principal council.

(3) In this section “relevant principal council”, in relation to a parish council, means any county council, district council or London borough council whose area the parish lies within.”