Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Mrs. Spelman
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what requirements parish councils must meet in order to be able to use the new well-being power under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

John Healey
In order for a parish council to be eligible to exercise the power of well-being it must first meet all four conditions set out in the Parish Councils (Power to Promote Well-being) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2008. A council must have:

A qualified clerk in the use of the well-being power

A minimum of two-thirds of vacancies on the council filled at the last ordinary elections

80 per cent. of councillors trained in the use of the well-being power

Published a statement on how it intends to involve the community in the use of the well-being power.