The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II PROVISIONS FOR AND IN CONNECTION WITH EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

   1. 3. Recording of executive decisions made at meetings

   2. 4. Recording of executive decisions made by individuals

   3. 5. Inspection of documents following executive decisions

   4. 6. Inspection of background papers

4. PART III ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF KEY DECISIONS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS

   1. 7. Meetings of local authority executives and their committees to be held in public

   2. 8. Key decisions

   3. 9. Individual executive decisions

   4. 10. Procedures prior to public meetings

   5. 11. Access to agenda and connected reports

   6. 12. Publicity in connection with key decisions

   7. 13. Forward plans

   8. 14. Content of the forward plan

   9. 15. General exception

   10. 16. Cases of special urgency

5. PART IV ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND OF MEMBERS OF OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

   1. 17. Additional rights of access to documents for members of local authorities

   2. 18. Additional rights of access to documents for members of overview and scrutiny committees

   3. 19. Reports to the local authority where the key decision procedure is not followed

   4. 20. Quarterly reports to the local authority

6. PART V GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION

   1. 21. Confidential information, exempt information and advice of a political adviser or assistant

   2. 22. Documents to be available for inspection at the offices of the local authority

   3. 23. Offences

7. Signature

8. Explanatory Note