The Overview and Scrutiny (Reference by Councillors) (Excluded Matters) (England) Order 2012
Section 9FC(1)(c) of the Local Government Act 2000 (inserted by section 21 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Localism Act 2011) requires the executive arrangements of a local authority in England to include provision enabling those of its members who are not members of the overview and scrutiny committee to refer to that committee any matter relevant to the committee’s functions, which is not an excluded matter.