Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Valid from 01/04/2009

124 Overview and scrutiny committees of district councils: local improvement targets E+W

After section 21D of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (inserted by section 122) insert—

“21E Overview and scrutiny committees of certain district councils: functions with respect to partner authorities

(1) This section applies to any district council which is a partner authority in relation to a county council (“the related county council”).

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision under which a district council to which this section applies may confer on their overview and scrutiny committee, or any of their overview and scrutiny committees, power to make reports and recommendations to the related county council, or that council's executive, which relate to any local improvement target which—

(a) relates to a relevant partner authority, and

(b) is specified in a local area agreement of the county council.

(3) Regulations under subsection (2) may make provision applying or reproducing any provision of section 21B, 21C or 21D (with or without modifications).

(4) For the purposes of this section—

(a) “relevant partner authority”, in relation to a district council, means—

(i) the related county council, or

(ii) any other authority which are a partner authority in relation to that county council, other than—

(a) a police authority, or

(b) a chief officer of police,

(b) “local area agreement”, “local improvement target” and “partner authority” have the same meanings as in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, and

(c) section 105(2) or (3) of that Act applies for the purpose of determining whether a local improvement target relates to a relevant partner authority.”