{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999/section-25.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/27",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Coordination of inspections, &c.",
  "text": "(1) In arranging for or carrying out—\n(a) inspections of best value authorities, or\n(b) inquiries or investigations in relation to best value authorities,\na person or body to whom this section applies shall have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of securing the coordination of different kinds of inspection, inquiry and investigation.\n(2) This section applies to—\n(a) an inspector or assistant inspector appointed under section 10(1) or (2);\n(aa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) an inspector, assistant inspector or other officer appointed under section 24(1) of the Fire Services Act 1947 (inspectors of fire brigades);\n(c) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) the Care Quality Commission;\n(h) a person authorised under section 139A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (reports on administration of housing benefit and council tax benefit);\n(i) an inspector appointed under section 54 of the Police Act 1996 (inspectors of constabulary).\n(3) The Secretary of State may by order provide for this section to apply to a person or body specified in the order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(a) substituted (4.4.2014) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 10 para. 8; S.I. 2014/900, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(aa) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 14 (with Sch. 3 para. 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(aa) inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 1 para. 15; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 14 para. 37; S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(d) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 20, Sch. 4; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(e) substituted for s. 25(2)(e)-(g) (15.1.2007 for E.) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), s. 199(1)(4), Sch. 9 para. 15; S.I. 2006/3397, art. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(2)(e) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 70; S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(x)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1947 c.41."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 25(2) modified (temp.) (1.10.2008) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2250), arts. 1(1), 3(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 25 wholly in force at 27.7.2000; s. 25 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 25 in force (E.) at 27.9.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 27.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 3(2), Sch. 2; s. 25(1)(2)(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(3) in force (W.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2; s. 25 in force at 27.7.2000 in so far as not already in force see s. 27"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:48.465960+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}