Community Right to Challenge (Expressions of Interest and Excluded Services) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1313)

Background

The Localism Act 2011, Pt 5, ch 2 sets out a right whereby certain bodies may submit an expression of interest in providing or assisting in providing services on behalf of specified authorities in the exercise of any of those authorities’ functions in relation to England.

Effect

These Regulations implement, in reg 3 and Sch 1, the provision in the Localism Act 2011, s 81(1)(b), which gives the Secretary of State the power to specify requirements for “expressions of interest”. They also provide, in reg 4 and Sch 2, for services of a kind to be excluded from the community right to challenge under powers in s 81(5).