Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

194 Matters referred to monitoring officers

(1) Section 66 of the Local Government Act 2000 (matters referred to monitoring officers in England) is amended as mentioned in subsections (2) to (7) below.

(2) In subsection (1), for “60(2) or 64(2)” substitute “57A, 60(2) or (3) or 64(2) or (4)”.

(3) In subsection (2), after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) enabling a monitoring officer of a relevant authority, in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations, to refer back any matters that were referred to him under section 57A.”

(4) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) Provision made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) and (3) may make provision corresponding to or applying, with or without modifications, any provisions of sections 62 and 63 (including sections 62(10) and 63(4)) or section 67(1), (1A) and (3) to (5).

(3B) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(b) includes provision for or in connection with—

(a) interim reports;

(b) the disclosure of reports.”

(5) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(f) includes provision applying any provisions of section 57A or 57C, with or without modifications, where matters have been referred back by the monitoring officer.”

(6) In subsection (5), for “subsection (2), (3) or (4)” substitute “subsections (2) to (4A) or section 66A”.

(7) In subsection (6), for the words from the beginning to “64(2)” substitute “A person who refers any matters to the monitoring officer of a relevant authority under section 57A, 60(2) or (3) or 64(2) or (4),”.

(8) In section 73 of that Act (matters referred to monitoring officers in Wales), in each of subsections (1) and (7), for “70(4) or 71(2)” substitute “70(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4)”.

(9) In section 82A(1) of that Act (delegation of functions by monitoring officers), for the words from “60(2)” to “71(2)” substitute “57A, 60(2) or (3), 64(2) or (4), 70(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4)”.