# The Local Authorities (Committee System) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 11: Voting rights of co-opted members

Extent: E+W

(1) A local authority may permit a co-opted member of an overview and scrutiny committee of the authority to vote at meetings of the committee.
(2) Permission under paragraph (1) may only be given in accordance with a scheme made by the local authority.
(3) A scheme for the purposes of this regulation may include—
(a) provision for a maximum or minimum in relation to the number of co-opted members of an overview and scrutiny committee entitled to vote at meetings of the committee; and
(b) provision for giving effect to any maximum or minimum established under sub-paragraph (a).
(4) The power to make a scheme for the purposes of this regulation includes power to vary or revoke such a scheme.
(5) Paragraph 12 of Schedule A1 to the 2000 Act applies to a committee system local authority as it applies to a local authority operating executive arrangements.
(6) In this regulation, references to a co-opted member, in relation to an overview and scrutiny committee of a local authority, are to a member of the committee who is not a member of the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1020/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-committee-system-england-regulations-2012/regulation-11
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