# The Local Authorities (Petitions) (England) Order 2010, Article 3: Systematic failure in discharge of functions not an excluded matter


A matter does not fall within article 2 if it consists of an allegation that a function for which the authority is responsible has not been discharged at all or that its discharge has failed or is failing on a systematic basis, notwithstanding the fact that the allegation specifies or refers to a planning decision, a licensing decision or a matter of the description referred to in paragraph (c) of that article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/898/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-petitions-england-order-2010/article-3
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