Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2002/716 |
| Year | 2002 |
2002 No. 716
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made 14th March 2002
Laid before Parliament 21th March 2002
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22 and 105 of the Local Government Act 20001hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002.
(2) Regulations 1 to 13 shall come into force on 15th April 2002 and regulation 14 shall come into force on 1st October 2002.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to local authorities in England.
Amendment to Regulations
2. The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 20002are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 14 of these Regulations.
Citation, commencement and application
3. In regulation 1(1), for “[2000]” substitute “2000”.
Interpretation
4. In regulation 2, for the definition of “public meeting”, substitute—
““public meeting” in relation to a decision making body, means—
(a) a meeting which, in accordance with regulation 7, is required to be held in public; or
(b) any other meeting of a decision making body that the decision making body determines shall be held in public;”.
Meetings of local authority executives and their committees to be held in public
5. In regulation 7, for paragraphs (1) and (2), substitute—
“1 Subject to regulation 21, where the executive leader, section 11(2) mayor or council manager (as the case may be) or any other person likely to preside at the meeting reasonably believes that one of the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) below applies in relation to a meeting, or part of a meeting, of a decision making body, that meeting or part of a meeting must be held in public.
2 The circumstances are—
(a) a decision to be made will be a key decision;
(b) a matter that is included on the forward plan or is the subject of a notice given under regulation 15 is likely to be discussed; and
(i) the decision on that matter is likely to be made within 28 days; and
(ii) an officer who is not a political adviser, assistant or council manager will be present at the discussion.
2A For the purposes of paragraph (1), “meeting” does not include a meeting to which the circumstances specified in paragraph (2)(b) apply and the principal purpose of which is for an officer of the local authority to brief a decision maker on matters connected with the making of an executive decision.”.
Forward plans
6. In regulation 13, for paragraph (1), substitute—
“1 A forward plan shall be prepared, in accordance with this regulation and regulation 14, by the executive leader or, as the case may be, by the section 11(2) mayor or the council manager and the first such forward plan shall be prepared as soon as is reasonably practicable after the authority has adopted executive arrangements.”.
Content of the forward plan
7.—(1) In regulation 14(1) for “Each” substitute “Subject to regulation 15(2), each”.
(2) In regulation 14(3) for “political adviser of assistant” substitute “political adviser or assistant”.
General exception
8. In regulation 15(1), for “Where”, substitute “Subject to regulation 16, where”.
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