PART 6 WOVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 1WOVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Appointing persons to chair committeesW

66Provision in standing orders about appointment of persons to chair committeesW

(1)The standing orders of a local authority must make provision (“appointment provision”) for the appointment of the persons who are to chair the local authority's overview and scrutiny committee or committees (“committee chairs”).

(2)The appointment provision must comply with—

(a)section 67,

(b)section 68, and

(c)section 69 (and accordingly with sections 70 to 73 or with section 74).

(3)Appointment provision must not prevent a person from being appointed as a committee chair because the person—

(a)is, or is not, a member of any political group, or

(b)is, or is not, a member of a particular political group.