# Local Government Act 2000, Paragraph 5

Extent: W

(1) An assistant to the executive of a local authority is entitled to attend, and speak at, any meeting of the executive or of a committee of the executive.
(2) A member of a local authority who is neither a member of the authority's executive nor an assistant to the executive is entitled to attend, and speak at, a meeting of the executive, or of a committee of the executive, which is held in private only if invited to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/22/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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