UK Act of Parliament 2000 United Kingdom

Local Government Act 2000

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Part 1A — Arrangements with respect to local authority governance in England

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Overview and scrutiny committees: functions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must establish overview and scrutiny committees Local authority
s.009

Dealing with references under section 9FC(1)(c)

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority scrutiny committees must justify and notify referral decisions Local authority
s.009

Duty of authority or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must respond to scrutiny committee reports within two months Local authority
s.009

Meetings and access to information etc

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must decide meeting privacy and record executive decisions Local authority
s.009

Time of elections etc

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must set rules for mayoral election timing and terms Crown / Minister / Government department
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Election and term of office of leader

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must set rules for electing a council leader Local authority
s.009

Removal of leader

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must have procedures to remove and replace their executive leader Local authority
s.009

Implementation: change in form of governance or change in form of executive

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must switch to new governance structures at specific times Local authority
s.009

Referendum: proposals by local authority

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict procedures for governance referendums Local authority
s.009

Requirement to hold and give effect to referendum

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must hold a referendum before changing governance Local authority
s.009

Transfer of functions: changes in governance arrangements not subject to a referendum

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must notify the Secretary of State before governance changes Local authority
s.009

Transfer of functions: changes in governance arrangements subject to a referendum

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must notify the Secretary of State of governance changes Local authority
s.009

General

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict rules when changing governance Local authority
s.009

Local authority constitution

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must maintain and publish a constitution Local authority
s.009

Guidance

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow government guidance on constitutions Local authority
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s.009

Permitted forms of governance for local authorities in England

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Power of Secretary of State to prescribe additional permitted governance arrangements

s.009

Local authority executives

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Functions which are the responsibility of an executive

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Functions of an executive: further provision

s.009

Discharge of functions: general

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Discharge of functions of and by another local authority

s.009

Joint exercise of functions

s.009

Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision

s.009

Scrutiny officers

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Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc

s.009

Reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny committees: duties of certain partner authorities

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Publication etc of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information

s.009

Overview and scrutiny committees: flood risk management

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Overview and scrutiny committees: provision of information etc by certain partner authorities

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Meetings and access to information etc : further provision and regulations

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Further provision

s.009

Absence of requirement for political balance

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Elected mayors etc

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Election as elected mayor and councillor

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Voting at elections of elected mayors

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Entitlement to vote

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Power to make provision about elections

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Alternative mayoral titles

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Alternative mayoral titles: further changes

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Leader to continue to hold office as councillor

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No other means of removing leader

s.009

Regulations

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Secretary of State's power to prohibit delegation of functions etc

s.009

Overview and scrutiny committee

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Overview and scrutiny: flood risk management

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Changing from one form of governance to another

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Executive arrangements: different form of executive

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Executive arrangements: other variation of arrangements

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Resolution of local authority

s.009

Cases in which change is subject to approval in a referendum in accordance with sections 9MA and 9MB

s.009

Referendum following petition

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Referendum following direction

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Referendum following order

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Further provision with respect to referendums

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Voting in and conduct of referendums

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Requiring referendum on change to mayor and cabinet executive

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Effect of section 9N order

s.009

Variation of mayoral executive

s.009

Interpretation

s.009

Interpretation of Part 1A

Part I — Promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being etc

s.009

Procedure for orders made by the Welsh Ministers under section ... 7

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must consult and follow procedures before making specific orders Crown / Minister / Government department
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s.004

Strategies: parishes

Part II — Local authorities in Wales: arrangements with respect to executives etc.

s.012

Additional forms of executive.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must consider local authority proposals for new executive forms Crown / Minister / Government department
s.021

Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure councillors can refer matters to scrutiny committees Local authority
s.021

Duty of authority or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must respond to scrutiny committee recommendations Local authority
s.022

Access to information etc.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must record and publish executive decisions and reasons Local authority
s.025

Proposals.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must propose and consult on new executive arrangements Local authority
s.037

Local authority constitution.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must maintain and publish a constitution and guide Local authority
s.038

Guidance.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities and leaders must follow Welsh Ministers' guidance Local authority
s.041

Time of elections etc.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must set rules for mayoral and executive elections Crown / Minister / Government department
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s.021

Reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny committees: duties of certain partner authorities

s.021

Publication etc of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information

s.021

Overview and scrutiny committees of certain district councils: functions with respect to partner authorities

s.021

Overview and scrutiny committees: flood risk management

s.021

Designated persons

s.021

Scrutiny officers

s.022

Overview and scrutiny committees of certain authorities in England: provision of information etc by certain partner authorities

s.033

Executive arrangements: different form of executive

s.033

Executive arrangements: other variation of arrangements

s.033

Alternative arrangements: move to executive arrangements

s.033

Alternative arrangements: variation of arrangements

s.033

Proposals by local authority

s.033

Resolution of local authority

s.033

Implementation: new executive or move to executive arrangements

s.033

Implementation: other change in governance arrangements

s.033

General

s.033

New form of executive or move to executive: general requirements

s.033

Changes subject to approval in a referendum: additional requirements

s.033

Change not subject to approval in a referendum: additional requirements

s.033

Cases in which change subject to approval in referendum

s.033

Variation of mayoral executive

s.033

Interpretation

s.033

Changing governance arrangements

s.044

Election of leader: whole-council elections

s.044

Election of leader: partial-council elections

s.044

Removal of leader

s.044

Term of office of leader: whole-council elections

s.044

Term of office of leader: partial-council elections

s.044

Leader to continue to hold office as councillor

s.044

No other means of electing or removing leader

s.044

Regulations

s.048

Functions of the Lord President of the Council

Part III — Conduct of local government members and employees

s.052

County and county borough councils: duties of leaders of political groups in relation to standards of conduct

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council political group leaders must promote high standards of conduct Local authority
s.052

Duty to comply with code of conduct for corporate joint committees

  • Members of corporate joint committees must follow the code of conduct Any Person
s.056

Annual reports by standards committees

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must review standards committee annual reports within 3 months Local authority
s.069

Possible conflict of interest in an investigation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ombudsman must delegate investigations involving conflicts of interest Statutory regulator
s.069

Investigation procedure

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ombudsman must allow subjects to comment during conduct investigations Statutory regulator
s.075

Adjudication Panel for Wales.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Adjudication Panel for Wales must train members and issue guidance Tribunal / Court
s.082

Monitoring officers: delegation of functions under Part 3

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide resources for delegated monitoring functions Local authority
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s.054

Sub-committees of standards committees

s.056

Joint committees of relevant authorities in England

s.057

Written allegations: right to make, and initial assessment

s.057

Right to request review of decision not to act

s.057

Information to be given to subject of allegation

s.057

Power to suspend standards committee's functions

s.065

Disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers' reports

s.066

References to First-tier Tribunal for action in respect of misconduct

s.066

Periodic returns

s.066

Information requests

s.069

Information, documents, evidence and facilities

s.069

Obstruction and contempt

s.069

Disclosure of information

s.069

Power of the Welsh Ministers to amend this Chapter

s.074

Law of defamation: absolute privilege

s.078

Decisions of First-tier Tribunal

s.078

Section 78A: supplementary

Part IV — Elections

Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part V — Miscellaneous

Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part VI — Supplemental

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

Browse 109 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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Sections 94 to 98 of that Act (restrictions on voting)...

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In section 25(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 (authorities...

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The following provisions of the Education Act 1996, namely—

Other sections — not classified into a Part

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Law of defamation: absolute privilege

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Executive arrangements in England: further provision

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