423.This section inserts a new section 24A into the Local Government Act 1974, which sets out the circumstances in which a Local Commissioner may investigate a matter. The Local Commissioners will continue to have a wide discretion to decide whether to initiate, continue or discontinue an investigation. In particular, section 24A(7) makes it clear that a Local Commissioner may decide not to investigate, or to discontinue an investigation, where he is satisfied with the action that the authority concerned has taken or proposes to take.
Commentary on Sections Introduction Section 171: Power to investigate