(1)LBRO may at any time give advice or make proposals to a Minister of the Crown on—
(a)the way in which any one or more local authorities in England or Wales exercise any of their relevant functions;
(b)the effectiveness of legislation (or proposed legislation) relating to the exercise by local authorities in England or Wales of their relevant functions;
(c)whether any other regulatory functions could appropriately be exercised by local authorities in England or Wales;
(d)any other matter relating to the exercise by local authorities in England or Wales of their relevant functions.
(2)LBRO must give advice or make proposals to a Minister of the Crown on the matters referred to in subsection (1) if requested to do so by that Minister.