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Localism Bill

249: After Clause 224, insert the following new Clause— ““Post-legislative impact assessment (1) The Secretary of State must produce and lay before Parliament an assessment of additional expenditure incurred by relevant authorities as a direct consequence of this Act within two years of the Act’s commencement. (2) This assessment will be known as the Localism Act post-legislative impact assessment. (3) A relevant authority must supply the Secretary of State with such financial information as the Secretary of State may specify for the purposes of enabling the Secretary of State to exercise functions under this section. (4) In producing the Localism Act post-legislative impact assessment, the Secretary of State must have regard to— (a) any relevant guidance issued in relation to new financial burdens placed on local authorities; (b) any relevant pre-commencement regulatory impact assessment; and (c) information submitted by relevant authorities as the Secretary of State may require. (5) In this section ““relevant authorities”” means— (a) county councils in England; (b) district councils in England; (c) London borough councils; (d) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority; (e) the Greater London Authority; (f) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.””