Regulation 14 Content of the forward plan

(1)

Each forward plan shall contain, as regards each matter referred to in regulation 13(1) such of the particulars specified in paragraph (2) as are available when the plan is prepared or which the person preparing it may then reasonably be expected to obtain.

(2)

The particulars referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the matter in respect of which the decision is to be made;

(b)

where the decision maker is an individual his name, his title if any and, where the decision maker is a decision making body, its name and a list of its members;

(c)

the date on which, or the period within which, the decision is to be made;

(d)

the identity of the principal groups or organisations whom the decision maker proposes to consult before making the decision;

(e)

the means by which any such consultation is proposed to be undertaken;

(f)

the steps that may be taken by any person who wishes to make representations to the local authority executive or to the decision maker about the matter in respect of which the decision is to be made, and the date by which those steps are to be taken; and

(g)

a list of the documents, submitted to the decision maker for consideration in relation to the matter in respect of which the decision is to be made.

(3)

Where, in relation to any matter—

(a)

the public may be excluded under regulation 21(1) from the meeting at which that matter is to be discussed; or

(b)

documents relating to the decision need not, because of regulation 21(5), be disclosed to the public,

the forward plan shall contain particulars of the matter but may not contain any confidential or exempt information or particulars of the advice of a political adviser of assistant.