PART 3

PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 1

OVERVIEW OF PART

Overview
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In this Part—
a
Chapter 2 requires a principal council—
i
to encourage local people to participate in decision-making by the council;
ii
to prepare and publish a strategy setting out how it is to comply with its duty to encourage participation in decision-making;
iii
to make a petition scheme;
iv
to publish an electronic and postal address for each of its members;
b
Chapter 3 requires a principal council to publish a guide to accompany its constitution and make copies of the guide available on request;
c
Chapter 4 makes provision—
i
for broadcasting proceedings at meetings of principal councils and other local authorities which are open to the public;
ii
requiring local authorities to make arrangements enabling remote attendance at meetings;
iii
giving members of the public the opportunity to speak at meetings of community councils open to the public;
iv
about the giving of notices, and access to documents, relating to local authority meetings;
v
for regulations to be made about local authority meetings, publication of information and community meetings;
d
Chapter 5 requires community councils to publish an annual report about their priorities, activities and achievements.