21 Overview and scrutiny committees
Local Government Act 2000 (2000 c 22) | Legislation

21  Overview and scrutiny committees

(1)     Executive arrangements by a local authority must include provision for the appointment by the authority of one or more committees of the authority (referred to in this Part as overview and scrutiny committees).

(2)     Executive arrangements by a local authority must ensure that their overview and scrutiny committee has power (or their overview and scrutiny committees[, and any joint overview and scrutiny committees,] have power between them)—

(a)     to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge of any functions which are the responsibility of the executive,

(b)     to make reports or recommendations to the authority or the executive with respect to the discharge of any functions which are the responsibility of the executive,

(c)     to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge of any functions which are not the responsibility of the executive,

(d)     to make reports or recommendations to the authority or the executive with respect to the discharge of any functions which are not the responsibility of the executive,

(e)     to make reports or recommendations to the authority or the executive on matters which affect the authority's area

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