A Bill to amend the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to make further provision regarding the consideration of proposals and the representation of parish councils; and for connect purposes.
<p>The Bill would amend the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to:</p><ul><li>stipulate in more detail the role of the selector of proposals under section 3 of the Act</li><li>require that members of parish councils should be part of the panel set up by local authorities under section 5(4)</li><li>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.</li></ul>