SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Conduct of local government members

PART 2Provision supplementary to Part 1

Power to give directions in connection with the abolition of Standards Board for England

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1

The Secretary of State may direct the Board to take such steps as the Secretary of State may specify in connection with the abolition of the Board.

2

The Secretary of State may, in particular, give directions to the Board about information held by the Board, including—

a

directions requiring information to be transferred to another person (including to the Secretary of State);

b

directions requiring information to be destroyed or made inaccessible.

3

The Secretary of State may make available to the Board such facilities as the Board may reasonably require for exercising its functions by virtue of this Part of this Schedule.

4

The Secretary of State may exercise a function of the Board for the purposes of taking steps in connection with its abolition (including functions by virtue of an order under paragraph 57).

5

Sub-paragraph (4) does not prevent the exercise of the function by the Board.

6

In the case of a duty of the Board, sub-paragraph (4) permits the Secretary of State to comply with that duty on behalf of the Board but does not oblige the Secretary of State to do so.