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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions and procedures of local authorities and certain other authorities; to make provision with respect to persons with functions of inspection and audit in relation to local government; to establish the Valuation Tribunal for England; to make provision in connection with local involvement networks; to abolish Patients' Forums and the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health; to make provision with respect to local consultation in connection with health services; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2007 c. 28
Introduced by	Ruth Kelly; Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Dates
Royal assent	30 October 2007
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The Act allows for the implementation of many provisions outlined in the Government white paper Strong and Prosperous Communities including changes to local government in England. One provision is that civil parishes may now be established in the London boroughs.

Legislative history edit

The Bill for this Act had its third reading in the House of Commons on 22 May 2007 and in the House of Lords on 22 October 2007. It received Royal Assent on 30 October.

Provisions edit

Part 1 Structural and boundary change in England edit

This Part came into force on 1 November 2007,^[2] subject to certain savings.^[3]

Part 17 Final provisions edit

Section 245 - Commencement edit

Orders made under this section:

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3136 (C.125)) - Made on 31 October 2007
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.2 and Savings) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/172 (C.4))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Commencement No. 2 (Amendment)) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/337 (C.13))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.4) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/461 (C.17))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.5 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provision) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/917 (C.44))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1265 (C.54))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.7) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2434 (C.105))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3110 (C.134))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.9) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/112 (C.12))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/959 (C.58))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/591 (W.60))
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2539 (W.203) (C.105))

Impact in Wales edit

Schedule 17 of the Act amends Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 therefore giving the National Assembly for Wales legislative competence in the sphere of local government. These powers will allow the Assembly to pass Assembly Measures that can change the structure, boundaries and composition of local councils in Wales.

References edit

Halsbury's Statutes,

^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 246 of this Act.
^ The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2007] (S.I. 2007/3136 (C.125)), article 2(a)
^ The savings are contained in article 3 of S.I. 2007/3136.