Commentary on Sections Introduction Chapter 2: Overview and Scrutiny Committees Section 120: Power of overview and scrutiny committee to question members of authority
282.By virtue of section 236 of the Act, an authority can make arrangements for individual members to exercise functions of the authority in relation to the electoral division or ward for which the member is elected. Section 120, inserts a provision into section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 allowing overview and scrutiny committees to require such members to appear before the committee to answer questions in relation to any functions that they exercise.