http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014An Act to make provision for and in connection with the abolition of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England; to make provision about the accounts of local and certain other public authorities and the auditing of those accounts; to make provision about the appointment, functions and regulation of local auditors; to make provision about data matching; to make provision about examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor General relating to English local and other public authorities; to make provision about the publication of information by smaller authorities; to make provision about compliance with codes of practice on local authority publicity; to make provision about access to meetings and documents of local government bodies; to make provision about council tax referendums; to make provision about polls consequent on parish meetings; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-12Expert Participation2024-05-07 Part 7Miscellaneous and supplementary<Emphasis>Miscellaneous</Emphasis>Access to local government meetings and documents401The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with allowing persons—ato film, photograph or make sound recordings of proceedings at a meeting of a body to which this section applies, or of a committee or sub-committee of such a body;bto use other means for enabling persons not present at such a meeting to see or hear proceedings at the meeting, as it takes place or later;cto report or provide commentary on the proceedings at such a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available, as the meeting takes place or later, to persons not present at the meeting.2Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision—afor allowing persons to make available to the public or a section of the public using any medium (including the internet) things produced as a result of activities within that subsection;babout the facilities to be made available by bodies to which the regulations apply to enable persons to carry on such activities;cabout the steps to be taken by persons before carrying on such activities;dabout the circumstances in which persons may not carry on such activities, including for enabling a person specified in the regulations to prevent them from doing so in the circumstances specified in the regulations.3The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—afor requiring written records to be kept of decisions that are of a kind specified in the regulations and are taken by an officer of a body to which this section applies,bwith respect to the information that is to be included in those written records (including information as to the reasons for any decision);cfor requiring any such written records, or any documents connected with the decisions to which they relate, to be supplied or made available to members of the body, to the public or to other persons;dfor the creation of offences in respect of any rights or requirements conferred or imposed by the regulations.4The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that any of the following may or must be given or made available by electronic means—aany notice which is required by the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 (access to meetings and documents of certain authorities etc) or regulations under this section to be given by a body to which this section applies;bany document relating to such a body which is required by that Part or those regulations to be open to inspection.5Regulations under this section may, in particular, amend or repeal any provision of—athe Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960,bPart 5A or section 228 (inspection of documents) of the Local Government Act 1972, orcsection 58 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (application of Part 5A to the London Assembly).6Subject to subsections (7) and (8), this section applies to—aa district council,ba county council in England,ca London borough council,dthe London Assembly,ethe Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority or police authority,fthe London Fire Commissioner,gTransport for London,ha joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985,ian economic prosperity board,ja combined authority,jaa sub-national transport body,jba combined county authority,ka fire and rescue authority in England constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies,la National Park authority for a National Park in England,mthe Broads Authority,nthe Council of the Isles of Scilly,oa parish council, andpa parish meeting.7In its application to subsection (1), subsection (6) is to be read as if it included a reference to an executive of an authority within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection.8In its application to subsection (3), subsection (6) is to be read as if the reference in paragraph (d) to the London Assembly were to the Greater London Authority.9References in this section to a committee or sub-committee of a body include any committee or sub-committee of that body to which Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 applies or is treated as applying.10References in this section to Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 include a reference to that Part as it applies to the London Assembly by virtue of section 58 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.11In paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (notice of meeting of principal council), for “Three clear days” substitute “ Five clear days ”.S. 40(6)(ja) inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 5 para. 37(2)S. 40(6)(f) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 122(2); S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)S. 40(6)(jb) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 200 (with s. 247)
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<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>Subject to subsections (7) and (8), this section applies to—</Text>
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<Text>a district council,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a county council in England,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/c" id="section-40-6-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a London borough council,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/d" id="section-40-6-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the London Assembly,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/e" id="section-40-6-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority or police authority,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
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<Pnumber>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-96971f8be2841be1aa501a6060e5f5bb-1501166993881" CommentaryRef="key-96971f8be2841be1aa501a6060e5f5bb">f</Substitution>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-96971f8be2841be1aa501a6060e5f5bb-1501166993881" CommentaryRef="key-96971f8be2841be1aa501a6060e5f5bb">the London Fire Commissioner,</Substitution>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/g" id="section-40-6-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>Transport for London,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/h" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/h" id="section-40-6-h">
<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/i" id="section-40-6-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an economic prosperity board,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/j" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/j" id="section-40-6-j">
<Pnumber>j</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a combined authority,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/ja" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/ja" id="section-40-6-ja" RestrictStartDate="2016-03-28">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b3dc177ccf1eedfdf5f8a5f29e497bf6-1501164658369" CommentaryRef="key-b3dc177ccf1eedfdf5f8a5f29e497bf6">ja</Addition>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b3dc177ccf1eedfdf5f8a5f29e497bf6-1501164658369" CommentaryRef="key-b3dc177ccf1eedfdf5f8a5f29e497bf6">a sub-national transport body,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/jb" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/jb" id="section-40-6-jb">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-eb9c50fb2fcbfc5ce7baaa569393ba8b-1706776067115" CommentaryRef="key-eb9c50fb2fcbfc5ce7baaa569393ba8b">jb</Addition>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-eb9c50fb2fcbfc5ce7baaa569393ba8b-1706776067115" CommentaryRef="key-eb9c50fb2fcbfc5ce7baaa569393ba8b">a combined county authority,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/k" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/k" id="section-40-6-k">
<Pnumber>k</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a fire and rescue authority in England constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/l" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/l" id="section-40-6-l">
<Pnumber>l</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a National Park authority for a National Park in England,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/m" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/m" id="section-40-6-m">
<Pnumber>m</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Broads Authority,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/n" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/n" id="section-40-6-n">
<Pnumber>n</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Council of the Isles of Scilly,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/o" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/o" id="section-40-6-o">
<Pnumber>o</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a parish council, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/p" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/p" id="section-40-6-p">
<Pnumber>p</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a parish meeting.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/7" id="section-40-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In its application to subsection (1), subsection (6) is to be read as if it included a reference to an executive of an authority within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/8" id="section-40-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In its application to subsection (3), subsection (6) is to be read as if the reference in paragraph (d) to the London Assembly were to the Greater London Authority.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/9" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/9" id="section-40-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this section to a committee or sub-committee of a body include any committee or sub-committee of that body to which Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 applies or is treated as applying.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/10" id="section-40-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this section to Part 5A of the Local Government Act 1972 include a reference to that Part as it applies to the London Assembly by virtue of section 58 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/11" id="section-40-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (notice of meeting of principal council), for “Three clear days” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ Five clear days ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 40(6)(ja) inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by
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,
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,
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-96971f8be2841be1aa501a6060e5f5bb" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 40(6)(f) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="d14e4" id="cc00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/3/section/183/1/5/e" SectionRef="section-183-1-5-e">s. 183(1)(5)(e)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cc193739167286" CitationRef="d14e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/3/schedule/2/paragraph/122/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-122-2">Sch. 2 para. 122(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/227" id="d14e13" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="227">S.I. 2018/227</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="d14e13" id="cc00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/227/regulation/4/c" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-4-c">reg. 4(c)</CitationSubRef>
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<Commentary id="key-eb9c50fb2fcbfc5ce7baaa569393ba8b" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c9p7fmkt5-00006" SectionRef="section-40-6-jb" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/40/6/jb">S. 40(6)(jb)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (26.12.2023) by
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,
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c9p7fmkt5-00007" id="c9p7fmkt5-00009" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/schedule/4/paragraph/200" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 200</CitationSubRef>
(with
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)
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