Explanatory note

These Regulations apply to county councils, district councils and London borough councils in England which are operating executive arrangements under Part II of the Local Government Act 2000. These Regulations amend the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 regulations”). Those Regulations made provision relating to public access to meetings of local authority executives and their committees. The 2000 regulations also made provision in respect of public access to documents relating to the making of executive decisions.

Regulations 4 to 13 make minor corrections to the 2000 regulations.

Regulation 14 amends various provisions of the 2000 regulations as to provide that papers, agendas and documents relating to meeting of local authority executives and their committees have to be available to the public at least 5 clear days instead of 3 clear days before the date of the meeting or, in the case of a decision being taken by an individual member, the date that the decision is taken.