2014 No. 2680

Local Government, England

The Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2014

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes these Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 19801.

In accordance with section 3(11) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State consulted with such associations of authorities to whom section 2(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 19802 applies as appeared to him to be concerned.

The Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is necessary to make these Regulations to ensure that authorities in England to whom section 2(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 applies publish information specified in the Local Government Transparency Code 20143, in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in that Code.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 31st October 2014.

Requirement to publish information2

1

An authority to which the Code applies, other than a parish council whose gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is the higher) is £6.5 million or less, must publish the information specified in Part 2 of the Code in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in Part 2 of the Code.

2

In this regulation, “the Code” means the “Local Government Transparency Code 2014”, issued on 3rd October 2014 by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government4.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Lord AhmadParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Communities and Local Government
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under section 2 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 the Secretary of State may issue a code of recommended practice on publication of information by local authorities. Under section 3 of the 1980 Act, the Secretary of State may by regulations require authorities to publish the information specified in such a code, in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in that code.

These Regulations require authorities in England to which section 2(1) of the 1980 Act applies, other than parish councils under a specified threshold and parish meetings, to comply with Part 2 of the Local Government Transparency Code 2014 issued on 3rd October 2014. The Code can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2014.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of local government is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2014-impact-assessment and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.