Commentary on Sections Part 2 Elected Bodies and Their Members Chapter 3: Disqualification and Undue Influence Section 65 – Political restriction of officers and staff
173.Section 65 amends the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to add that a person who holds a politically restricted post under a community council, corporate joint committee or a local authority in Great Britain is disqualified from becoming or remaining a member of a community council. The amendment further clarifies who is to be regarded as holding a politically restricted post under a community council. The amendment also extends to community councils, the provisions in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 concerning the granting and supervision of political restriction exemptions, the limitations on paid leave for undertaking local authority duties and the provisions in relation to conflicts of interest in staff negotiations.