To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers she has to refer to the courts an alleged breach of the provisions of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1902. (251224)

Ministers have no power to refer to the courts an alleged breach of the provisions of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1902. Ministers' powers under the 1902 Act or the Lever Park Act 1969 which replaced certain provisions of the 1902 Act, are restricted to resolving disputes, or appointing an arbitrator to resolve disputes, between the county council and the corporation. No request has been made to resolve any dispute.