http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1919/regulation/3/made

The Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees) (England) Regulations 2009

Overview and scrutiny committees

Local government

District councils

County councils

National Health Service (NHS)

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2015-06-24

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) requires all local authorities operating executive arrangements to have one or more committees to scrutinise the actions of the executive and provide overview of matters affecting the authority, its area and its inhabitants (“overview and scrutiny” committees).