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Proceeding contribution from Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 July 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Localism Bill.

Localism Bill

The Minister said that more than one relevant body might submit an expression of interest in a particular service at any given time. I am trying to think of an example. Two community groups might be interested in taking over a particular park. They might be at daggers drawn and they will not want to put in a joint bid. How does the authority decide between those two community groups? I am trying to avoid using words like ““relevant bodies””. Anybody out there listening to this discussion will not have the slightest clue what we mean by ““relevant authorities””, ““relevant bodies”” and ““relevant services””. But if two community groups want to run the same park—for example, because it is on the border of two quite different areas—how does the council decide which one to deal with?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
729 c161 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Community interest companies Community development Assets Business Buildings Council tax County councils Employment Land Expenditure Increases District councils Local government Property transfer Planning Public bodies Business rates Referendums Procurement Local government services Parish and town councils Provident societies Voluntary organisations Sports Social enterprises
Legislation
Localism Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk