Payments by parish and community councils and charter trustees

This consultation proposes the removal of the statutory rule requiring cheques and other orders for the payment of money by parish councils (in England) and community councils (in Wales) to be signed by 2 councillors. The proposal also covers a similar rule applying to certain charter trustees in England.

The government proposes that this should be done by a legislative reform order made under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. The paper sets out the safeguards that would apply to payments by these bodies once the 2 signature rule is removed.