Review of local authority determination4
1
A proprietor who disagrees with any determination made by the local authority under section 7(2) of the Act may apply to the Secretary of State for a review of that determination within one month, beginning with the date on which the proprietor is informed of that determination.
2
An application for a review under paragraph (1) must include the proprietor’s reasons for making it.
3
The proprietor must provide the local authority with a copy of any application made under paragraph (1) within one week, beginning with the date on which the application is made.
4
Within three months, beginning with the date on which an application is received under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must—
a
review the determination made by the local authority,
b
confirm that determination or substitute the Secretary of State’s own determination, and
c
inform the proprietor and the local authority of the outcome of the review.