http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3082/article/7/madeThe Local Authorities (Indemnities for Members and Officers) Order 2004Local governmentPoliceNational parksFire and rescue servicesCouncil proceduresKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2012-08-01LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES This Order provides for circumstances in which a relevant authority in England or a police authority in Wales may provide an indemnity to any of their members or officers. The Local Authorities (Elected Mayors) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1815) provide that the term “member” shall, in this context, include any elected mayor. These powers are in addition to any existing powers that such authorities may have (such as powers under section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972). The relevant authorities in England are—county councils;district councils;London borough councils;parish councils;the Greater London Authority;the Metropolitan Police Authority;the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;the Common Council of the City of London (in its capacity as a local or police authority);the Council of the Isles of Scilly;a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947;a police authority;a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;the Broads Authority;a National Park Authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995. Matters that exceed the powers of the authority or member or officer 7 1 Notwithstanding any limitation on the powers of the authority which grants an indemnity, the authority may provide an indemnity to the extent that the member or officer in question— a believed that the action, or failure to act, in question was within the powers of the authority, or b where that action or failure comprises the issuing or authorisation of any document containing any statement as to the powers of the authority, or any statement that certain steps have been taken or requirements fulfilled, believed that the contents of that statement were true, and it was reasonable for that member or officer to hold that belief at the time when he acted or failed to act. 2 An indemnity may be provided in relation to an act or omission which is subsequently found to be beyond the powers of the member or officer in question but only to the extent that the member or officer reasonably believed that the act or omission in question was within his powers at the time at which he acted.