Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

17 Review of steps

(1) A principal local authority’s petition scheme must secure the results in subsection (2) where—

(a) pursuant to an active petition made to the authority, the authority gives notification further to section 14(7)(a), and

(b) the authority operates executive arrangements.

(2) Those results are—

(a) if the petition organiser so requests, an overview and scrutiny committee of the authority must under subsection (2)(a) of section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) review the adequacy of the steps taken or proposed to be taken in response to the petition (or arrange, pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of that section, for the authority to do so);

(b) the authority must inform the petition organiser of the results of the review;

(c) the authority must publish those results on the authority’s website unless the authority considers that in all the circumstances it would be inappropriate to do so.

(3) A principal local authority’s petition scheme must secure the results in subsection (4) where—

(a) pursuant to an active petition made to the authority, the authority gives notification further to section 14(7)(a),

(b) the authority does not operate executive arrangements, and

(c) under or by virtue of any enactment the authority has a committee with power to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge of functions of the authority.

(4) Those results are—

(a) if the petition organiser so requests, the authority’s committee referred to in subsection (3)(c) must exercise the power referred to in that subsection to review the adequacy of the authority’s steps in response to the petition (or exercise any power of the committee to arrange for the authority to do so);

(b) the authority must inform the petition organiser of the results of the review;

(c) the authority must publish those results on the authority’s website unless the authority considers that in all the circumstances it would be inappropriate to do so.