Moved by
Lord Shipley
14A: Clause 3, page 5, line 29, at end insert—
“107F Discharge of functions: access to press and the public
(1) In transferring any functions of the mayoral combined authority to the mayor under section 107D or 107E, the Secretary of State shall make regulations to provide for press and public access to information and meetings of—
(a) members or officers of the combined authority, or
(b) any combination of members and officers of the authority,
concerning how the function is discharged.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to access to information and meetings concerning the discharge of these functions governed by Part V of the Local Government Act 1972, the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 or the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), “access” includes but is not limited to—
(a) attending and viewing,
(b) taking notes,
(c) taking a visual or audio recording,
(d) prior provision, inspection and copying of agendas, reports, background papers and minutes, or
(e) pre-publicity of any significant decisions to be made or considered at the meeting.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(e), “significant” means significant with regard to the authority’s expenditure or the impact on local communities.”