Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 “Principal authority” and “single tier of local government” 2 Invitations and directions for proposals for single tier of local government 2A Proposals for merger of single tiers of local government 3 Invitations, directions and proposals: supplementary 4 Request for Local Government Boundary Commission's advice 5 Local Government Boundary Commission's powers 6 Local Government Boundary Commission's procedure 7 Implementation of proposals by order 8 Review by Local Government Boundary Commission of local government areas 9 Local Government Boundary Commission's review: consultation etc 10 Implementation of recommendations by order 11 Implementation orders: provision that may be included 11A Implementation orders: conversion of combined county authorities 12 Provision relating to membership etc of authorities 13 Implementation orders: further provision 14 Regulations for supplementing orders 15 Incidental etc provision in orders or regulations 16 Agreements about incidental matters 17 Residuary bodies 18 Staff commissions 19 Certain county councils to be billing authorities 20 Correction of orders 21 Pre-commencement invitations etc 22 Consequential amendments 23 Definitions for purposes of Chapter 1 24 Authorities dissolved by orders: control of disposals, contracts and reserves 25 Directions: further provision about reserves 26 Directions: supplementary 27 Consideration to be taken into account for purposes of direction 28 Contraventions of direction 29 Power to amend 30 Definitions for purposes of Chapter 2 31 Schemes for elections 31A Minimum period between resolutions to change electoral schemes 32 Resolution for whole-council elections 33 Resolution for whole-council elections: requirements 34 Scheme for whole-council elections 35 Publicity 36 Notice to Local Government Boundary Commission for England 37 Resolution for elections by halves 38 Resolution for elections by halves: requirements 39 Resolution for elections by thirds 40 Resolution for elections by thirds: requirements 41 Publicity for resolution 42 Notice to Local Government Boundary Commission 43 Local Government Boundary Commission to consider whether electoral review is necessary 44 Local Government Boundary Commission to make order for new electoral scheme 45 Order for elections by halves: years in which elections are to be held 46 Orders for elections by halves: councillors to be elected at ordinary elections 47 Order for elections by thirds: years in which elections are to be held 48 Order for elections by thirds: councillors to be elected at ordinary elections 49 Order for elections by halves or elections by thirds: transitional provision 50 Power of Local Government Boundary Commission to make incidental etc provision 51 Position if Local Government Boundary Commission act under existing powers 52 Publicity for order by Local Government Boundary Commission 53 Power of council to alter years of ordinary elections of parish councillors 54 Amendment of existing provisions about schemes for ordinary elections 55 Requests for single-member electoral areas 56 Electoral Commission and Boundary Committee: reviews and recommendations 57 Procedure in connection with reviews 58 Metropolitan districts: councillors per ward 59 Change of name of electoral area 60 Power to change date of local elections to date of European Parliamentary general election 61 Consequential amendments 62 Executive arrangements for England 63 Discharge of functions 64 Changing governance arrangements 65 Referendum following petition 66 Elected mayors 67 Leader and cabinet executives (England) 68 Power to make incidental, consequential provision etc 69 Time limit for holding further referendum 70 Interpretation 71 Larger authorities to cease operating alternative arrangements 72 Failure to cease operating alternative arrangements 73 Sections 71 and 72: supplementary 74 Further amendments & transitional provision 75 Parishes: alternative styles 76 Appointed councillors 77 Extension of power to certain parish councils 78 Community strategies 79 Community governance reviews 80 Community governance petitions 80A Community governance applications 81 Terms of reference of review 82 Council's power to undertake review 83 No review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition or application 84 Review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition or application 85 Power to respond to petition or application 86 Reorganisation of community governance 87 Constitution of new parish 88 Existing parishes under review 89 New council: consequential recommendations 90 Council retained: consequential recommendations 91 Grouping or de-grouping parishes 92 County, district or London borough: consequential recommendations 93 Duties when undertaking a review 94 Recommendations to create parish councils 95 Electoral recommendations: general considerations 96 Publicising outcome 97 Supplementary regulations 98 Orders and regulations under this Chapter 99 Agreements about incidental matters 100 Guidance 101 Consequential amendments 102 Interpretation 103 Application of Chapter: responsible local authorities 104 Application of Chapter: partner authorities 105 “Local improvement targets”: interpretation 106 Duty to prepare and submit draft of a local area agreement 107 Approval of draft local area agreement by Secretary of State 108 Duty to have regard to local improvement targets 109 Designated targets 110 Revision and addition of targets 111 Designated targets: revision proposals 112 Approval of revision proposal 113 Duty to publish information about local area agreement 114 Preparation of community strategy 115 Orders under Part 1 of Local Government Act 2000: Wales 116 Health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments 116ZA Integrated care partnerships 116ZB Integrated care strategies 116A Health and social care: joint local health and wellbeing strategies 116B Duty to have regard to assessments and strategies 116C Sections 116 to 116B: references to functions 117 Interpretation of Chapter 118 Transitional provision 119 Reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee 120 Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority 121 Powers to require information from partner authorities 122 Overview and scrutiny committees: reports and recommendations 123 Joint overview and scrutiny committees 124 Overview and scrutiny committees of district councils: local improvement targets 125 Guidance 126 Reference of local crime and disorder matters to crime and disorder committees etc 127 Overview and scrutiny committees: consequential amendments 128 Transitional provision 129 Alternative procedure for byelaws 130 Fixed penalties for breach of byelaws 131 Use of fixed penalty receipts 132 Guidance 133 Community support officers etc 134 Revocation of byelaws 135 Further amendments relating to byelaws 136 Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities 137 Guidance about general best value duty 138 Involvement of local representatives 139 Abolition of performance indicators etc except for Welsh authorities 140 Abolition of best value performance reviews 141 Consultation with and consent of Welsh Ministers 142 Power of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments obstructing best value etc 143 Grants to promote or facilitate exercise of functions by best value authorities 144 Best value: minor and consequential amendments 145 Membership 146 Change of name 147 Powers of the Audit Commission relating to benefits 148 Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission 149 Interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities 150 Interaction of benefits inspectors with the Audit Commission 151 Powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information 152 Inspections of best value authorities 153 National studies 154 Studies at request of particular bodies 155 Registered social landlords 156 Information about performance standards of local authorities etc 157 Reports on English local authorities 158 Reports categorising English local authorities 159 Appointment of auditors 160 Inspection and disclosure of personal information 161 Right to make objections at audit 162 Appointment of auditor to carry out agreed audits 163 Consent for the purposes of agreed audit 164 Disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor 165 Publication of information by the Audit Commission 166 Registered social landlords in Wales 167 Disclosure of information obtained by the Auditor General for Wales or an auditor 168 Appointment and removal of Commissioners 169 Responsibilities of Commissioners 170 Annual reports 171 Power to investigate 172 Authorities subject to investigation 173 Matters subject to investigation 174 Complaints and matters coming to Commissioners' attention 175 Reports and statements of reasons 176 Power of Commissioners to make recommendations etc 177 Publication of reports etc by Commissioners 178 Making complaints etc electronically 179 Disqualifications 180 Expenses of the Commission 181 Delegation 182 Minor and consequential amendments 183 Conduct that may be covered by code 184 Certain references to code of conduct to include default code 185 Assessment of allegations 186 Information to be provided to Standards Board by relevant authority 187 Chairmen of standards committees 188 Sub-committees of standards committees 189 Joint committees of relevant authorities in England 190 Standards Board for England: functions 191 Ethical standards officers: investigations and findings 192 Ethical standards officers: reports etc 193 Disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers' reports 194 Matters referred to monitoring officers 195 References to Adjudication Panel for action in respect of misconduct 196 Consultation with ombudsmen 197 Interim case tribunals 198 Case tribunals: England 199 Case tribunals: Wales 200 Exemption from Data Protection Act 1998 201 Supplementary and consequential provision 202 Politically restricted posts: grant and supervision of exemptions 203 Politically restricted posts: consequential amendments 204 Political assistants' pay 205 Proposals for joint waste authorities in England 206 Consultation 207 Implementation of proposals by order 208 Membership of joint waste authorities 209 Consequential amendments 210 Joint waste authorities in Wales 211 Interpretation 212 Entities controlled etc by local authorities 213 Trusts 214 Further provision about orders 215 Exemptions from orders 216 Consequential amendments 217 Definition of certain terms in amended enactments: England 218 Definition of certain terms in amended enactments: Wales 219 Establishment of the Tribunal 220 Consequential and transitional provision etc 221 Health services and social services... 222 Local Healthwatch organisations 222A Local authority arrangements: conflicts of interest 223 Arrangements: power to make further provision 223A Independent advocacy services 224 Duties of responsible persons to respond to Local Healthwatch organisations or contractors 225 Duties of services-providers to allow entry by Local Healthwatch organisations or contractors 226 Referrals of social care matters 227 Local Healthwatch organisations: annual reports 228 Transitional arrangements 229 Sections 221 to 228: interpretation and supplementary 230 Abolition of functions of Patients' Forums 231 Abolition of Patients' Forums 232 Abolition of Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health 233 Duty to involve users of health services 234 Reports on consultation 235 Powers of National Assembly for Wales 236 Exercise of functions by local councillors in England 237 Exercise of functions under section 236: records 238 Amendments relating to capital finance and accounting practices 239 Contracting out 240 Orders, regulations and guidance 241 Repeals 242 Financial provisions 243 Power to make further amendments and repeals 244 Extent 245 Commencement 246 Short title SCHEDULE 1 Structural and boundary change: consequential amendments SCHEDULE 2 Electoral arrangements: consequential amendments SCHEDULE 3 Executives: further amendments SCHEDULE 4 New arrangements for executives: transitional provision SCHEDULE 5 Parishes: further amendments SCHEDULE 6 Byelaws: further amendments SCHEDULE 7 Amendments consequential on removing parish councils etc from best value duties SCHEDULE 8 Best value: minor and consequential amendments SCHEDULE 12 The Commission for Local Administration in England: minor and consequential amendments SCHEDULE 15 The Valuation Tribunal for England SCHEDULE 16 Consequential amendments relating to the creation of the Valuation Tribunal for England SCHEDULE 17 Powers of National Assembly for Wales SCHEDULE 18 Repeals
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116B Duty to have regard to assessments and strategies
(1) A responsible local authority and each of its partner integrated care boards must, in exercising any functions, have regard to the following so far as relevant—
(a) any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to the responsible local authority’s area,
(b) any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of the responsible local authority’s area, and
(c) any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.
(2) NHS England must, in exercising any functions in arranging for the provision of health services in relation to the area of a responsible local authority, have regard to the following so far as relevant—
(a) any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to that area,
(b) any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of that area, and
(c) any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.
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116B Duty to have regard to assessments and strategies
(1) A responsible local authority and each of its partner integrated care boards must, in exercising any functions, have regard to the following so far as relevant—
(a) any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to the responsible local authority’s area,
(b) any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of the responsible local authority’s area, and
(c) any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.
(2) NHS England must, in exercising any functions in arranging for the provision of health services in relation to the area of a responsible local authority, have regard to the following so far as relevant—
(a) any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to that area,
(b) any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of that area, and
(c) any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.
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