{"longTitle":"A Bill to amend the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to make further provision regarding the consideration of proposals and the representation of parish councils; and for connect purposes.","summary":"<p>The Bill would amend the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to:</p><ul><li>stipulate in more detail the role of the selector of proposals under section 3 of the Act</li><li>require that members of parish councils should be part of the panel set up by local authorities under section 5(4)</li><li>make provision for petitions and referendums to be held in local authority areas in cases where local authorities have decided not to submit proposals to the Secretary of State.</li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":252,"name":"Mr David Drew","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/252/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/252/contact","memberFrom":"Stroud"},"organisation":null,"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":486,"shortTitle":"Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Commons","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2009-11-12T11:58:37","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":8,"introducedSessionId":22,"includedSessionIds":[22],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":13354,"stageId":7,"sessionId":22,"description":"2nd reading","abbreviation":"2R","house":"Commons","stageSittings":[],"sortOrder":2}}