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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 July 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill.

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

That last comment about guidance is welcome but it raises the obvious question of why it has to be statutory guidance which will be read as having a particular significance. Material from central government may be helpful or a councillor may discard it. I understand that the Government may feel that it would be useful to suggest how the power might be used, and the clause is about the ““what”” of the power and the content. Those are two very different things. I come back to the first question, which involved whether non-statutory guidance should do the job.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
694 c202 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Contracts Crime Audit Councillors Anti-social behaviour Best value Byelaws Audit Commission County councils Housing Finance Legislative competence Functions District councils Local government Powers Public participation Parish and town councils Local government executive Police community support officers Voluntary organisations Social rented housing Overview and scrutiny committees
Legislation
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill 2006-07
Link
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