Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

186 Information to be provided to Standards Board by relevant authority

After section 66A of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (inserted by section 195 of this Act) insert—

“Information to be provided to Standards Board by relevant authority

66B Periodic returns

(1) A relevant authority in England must send to the Standards Board, within such period beginning with the end of each relevant period as the Standards Board may direct, a return containing the required information.

(2) In subsection (1) “relevant period” means such period as the Standards Board may direct.

(3) In subsection (1) “the required information” means such information relating to—

(a) allegations under section 57A received by the standards committee of the authority during the relevant period,

(b) requests under section 57B so received,

(c) the exercise during that period of any functions conferred by or under this Part on the standards committee, or

(d) the exercise during that period of any functions conferred by or under this Part on the monitoring officer of the authority,

as the Standards Board may direct.

(4) Section 57D(5) (meaning of “received”) applies for the purposes of subsection (3)(a).

(5) A return under subsection (1) must be in such form as the Standards Board may direct.

(6) Different directions under this section may be given in relation to different relevant authorities or different descriptions of relevant authority.

(7) A direction may specify different periods under subsection (2), and may make different provision under subsection (1), (3) or (5) in relation to returns relating to different periods.

(8) Any direction under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent direction of the Standards Board.

(9) In this section and section 66C—

(a) references to a relevant authority in England do not include a parish council,

(b) “the Standards Board” means the Standards Board for England.

66C Information requests

(1) If the Standards Board requests a relevant authority in England to provide information within subsection (2), the authority must comply with the request by such date as the Standards Board may specify.

(2) Information is within this subsection if it is specified in the request and it relates to the exercise of functions conferred by or under this Part on—

(a) the standards committee of the relevant authority, or

(b) the monitoring officer of the relevant authority.”