# The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002, Regulation 5: Meetings of local authority executives and their committees to be held in public


In regulation 7, for paragraphs (1) and (2), substitute—
“(1) Subject to regulation 21, where the executive leader, section 11(2) mayor or council manager (as the case may be) or any other person likely to preside at the meeting reasonably believes that one of the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) below applies in relation to a meeting, or part of a meeting, of a decision making body, that meeting or part of a meeting must be held in public.
(2) The circumstances are—
(a) a decision to be made will be a key decision;
(b) a matter that is included on the forward plan or is the subject of a notice given under regulation 15 is likely to be discussed; and
(i) the decision on that matter is likely to be made within 28 days; and
(ii) an officer who is not a political adviser, assistant or council manager will be present at the discussion.
(2A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “meeting” does not include a meeting to which the circumstances specified in paragraph (2)(b) apply and the principal purpose of which is for an officer of the local authority to brief a decision maker on matters connected with the making of an executive decision.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/716/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-access-to-information-england-amendment-regulations-2002/regulation-5
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