Part 1Democracy and involvement
Chapter 1Duties relating to promotion of democracy
Duties of principal local authorities
3Monitoring boards, courts boards and youth offending teams
1
A principal local authority has a duty to promote understanding of the following among local people—
a
the functions of the bodies mentioned in subsection (2);
b
how a member of the public can become a member of, or take part in, the work of those bodies;
c
what is involved in doing so.
2
The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are—
a
an independent monitoring board established under section 6 of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) for a prison in the principal local authority’s area;
b
a visiting committee established under section 152 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) for a removal centre in the principal local authority’s area;
c
a courts board for an area which, or any part of which, coincides with or falls within the principal local authority’s area;
d
a youth offending team for an area which, or any part of which, coincides with or falls within the principal local authority’s area.