Part 1Democracy and involvement

Chapter 5Local freedoms and honorary titles

I127Local freedoms

1

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is amended as follows.

2

In section 248 (freemen and inhabitants of existing boroughs), after subsection (1) insert—

1A

Where the son of a freeman of a city or town may claim to be admitted as a freeman of that place, the daughter of a freeman may likewise claim to be so admitted.

1B

The son or daughter of a freeman of a city or town shall be admitted as a freeman whether born before or after the admission, as a freeman, of his or her freeman parent and wherever he or she was born.

1C

In subsections (1A) and (1B) “freeman” excludes a freeman of the City of London.