Section 269A Local authorities: censure during or following inquiryF1

The regulator may give a censure notice to a local authority if—

Case 1 applies if the regulator F2is satisfied—

Case 2 applies if as a result of an inquirer’s interim report under section 207 the regulator is satisfied F3that—

The regulator may also give a censure notice to a local authority if, as a result of an inquiry under section 206, the regulator is satisfied F4that—

A censure notice is a notice identifying an employee or agent of the authority who the regulator thinks has contributed to the failure or mismanagement.

The notice must include the regulator’s reasons.

The regulator shall send a copy of the notice to the employee or agent concerned.

No more than one employee or agent may be identified in a censure notice (but this does not prevent several notices being given in respect of the same failure or mismanagement).

Members of local authorities may not be identified in censure notices.