Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill

The Bill would amend the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to:

• stipulate in more detail the role of the selector of proposals under section 3 of the Act
• require that members of parish councils should be part of the panel set up by local authorities under section 5(4)
• make provision for petitions and referendums to be held in local authority areas in cases where local authorities have decided not to submit proposals to the Secretary of State.