Regulation 11 Voting rights of co-opted membersI1
England and Wales
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.
Permission under paragraph (1) may only be given in accordance with a scheme made by the local authority.
A scheme for the purposes of this regulation may include—
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
provision for giving effect to any maximum or minimum established under sub-paragraph (a).
The power to make a scheme for the purposes of this regulation includes power to vary or revoke such a scheme.
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.
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.