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Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 694

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005

Made

14th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

21st March 2005

Coming into force

11th April 2005

The First Secretary of State, having received a report from the Audit Commission( 1 ) produced under section 99(1) of the Local Government Act 2003( 2 ), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

(2) This Order applies in relation to English local authorities( 3 ).

Categorisation report

2. The English local authorities, to which the report of the Audit Commission dated 7th March 2005 relates, are, by this Order, categorised in accordance with their categorisation in that report.

Excellent authorities

3. The local authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are categorised as excellent.

Good authorities

4. The local authorities listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are categorised as good.

Fair authorities

5. The local authorities listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are categorised as fair.

Weak authorities

6. The local authorities listed in Schedule 4 to this Order are categorised as weak.

Poor authorities

7. The local authorities listed in Schedule 5 to this Order are categorised as poor.

Revocation

8.The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) (No.2) Order 2004( 4 ) is revoked.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Nick Raynsford

Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

14th March 2005

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 Excellent Authorities

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 Good Authorities

Article 5

SCHEDULE 3 Fair Authorities

Article 6

SCHEDULE 4 Weak Authorities

Article 7

SCHEDULE 5 Poor Authorities

( 1 )

For the definition of “the Audit Commission”, see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003.

( 2 )

2003 c. 26 . The report of the Audit Commission consists of a letter from the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister dated 7th March 2005 with the attached list of local authorities categorised by the Audit Commission as of that date.

( 3 )

For the definition of “English local authority”, see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003.

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The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005 (2005/694)

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