New Clause 3
Sustainable Communities Bill
3:45 pm
Amendments made: (a), in Line 2, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘subject to subsection (2)’.
(b), in Line 6, at end insert—
‘(2A) A principal council may not make recommendations regarding any money that has been specified in the local spending report as being spent on services of a wider or national significance.
(2B) In subsection (2) “services primarily of a wider or national significance” means services provided wholly or largely for the benefit of persons resident in areas wider than the area of the council.’.
(c), in Line 12, leave out ‘shall’, insert—‘(a) ’.
(d), in Line 13, at end insert ‘and
(b) have regard to the council’s community strategy prepared pursuant to section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22);
(c) specify that in their opinion any recommendations are consistent with that community strategy; and
(d) give their reasons for that opinion.’.—[Mr Hurd.]