PART 6

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
CHAPTER 1

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Appointing persons to chair committees

Provision in standing orders about appointment of persons to chair committees
66
1
The standing orders of a local authority must make provision (“appointment provision”) for the appointment of the persons who are to chair the local authority's overview and scrutiny committee or committees (“committee chairs”).
2
The appointment provision must comply with—
a
section 67,
b
section 68, and
c
section 69 (and accordingly with sections 70 to 73 or with section 74).
3
Appointment provision must not prevent a person from being appointed as a committee chair because the person—
a
is, or is not, a member of any political group, or
b
is, or is not, a member of a particular political group.
S. 66 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(h)