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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 20

Commentary

Part 1: Democracy and Involvement

Background

Chapter 2: Petitions to Local Authorities
Section 17 – Review of steps

46.Section 17 gives the petition organiser (see section 22) the power to ask an overview and scrutiny committee (or its equivalent in authorities not operating executive arrangements) to review the principal local authority’s response to their petition, if the organiser is not satisfied with the steps taken by the authority under section 14. The overview and scrutiny committee may arrange for the full council to carry out this function – that is to say the response of the authority to the petition could be discussed at a meeting of the full council. The principal local authority must inform the petition organiser of the outcome of this review.

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