31 Reports on investigations: further provisions
Local Government Act 1974 (1974 c 7) | Legislation

31  Reports on investigations: further provisions

[(1)     This section applies where a Local Commissioner reports that there has been—

(a)     maladministration in connection with the exercise of the authority's administrative functions,

(b)     a failure in a service which it was the function of an authority to provide, or

(c)     a failure to provide such a service.]

(2)     The report shall be laid before the authority concerned and it shall be the duty of that authority to consider the report and, within the period of three months beginning with the date on which they received the report, or such longer period as the Local Commissioner may agree in writing, to notify the Local Commissioner of the action which the authority have taken or propose to take.

(2A)     If the Local Commissioner—

(a)     does not receive the notification required by subsection (2) above within the period allowed by or under that subsection, or

(b)     is not satisfied with the action which the authority concerned have taken or propose to take, or

(c)     does not within a period of three months beginning with the end of the period so allowed, or such longer period as the Local Commissioner may agree in writing, receive confirmation

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