A Bill to amend the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to make further provision regarding the consideration of proposals and the representation of parish councils; and for connect purposes.
The Bill would amend the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to:stipulate in more detail the role of the selector of proposals under section 3 of the Actrequire that members of parish councils should be part of the panel set up by local authorities under section 5(4)make provision for petitions and referendums to be held in local authority areas in cases where local authorities have decided not to submit proposals to the Secretary of State.
House of Commons
12 November 2009
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This Bill would amend the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. It would set out more detailed rules for how proposals are selected, require parish councillors to sit on the local authority panel that reviews proposals, and create a process for petitions and local referendums if a local authority decides not to submit proposals to the Secretary of State.
The Bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons, with the first reading on 3 June 2009.
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3 Jun 2009
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 3 June. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Mr David Drew.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
