§ Sir Donald ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has yet considered the response by Calderdale metropolitan borough council to the notice240W served on the authority on 23 December 1993 under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryMy right hon. Friend, after carefully considering the response which Calderdale metropolitan borough made to the notice served on the authority, has decided to give the authority a direction under section 14 of the Local Government Act 1988. The effect of the direction is to require the authority to re-tender the ground maintenance work which was the subject of the notice by 1 June 1995. The direction also requires the authority, when re-tendering the work, to draw up a contingency plan to cover the remedying of defects in the contractors performance and/or procuring the service of another contractor in the event of contractor failure, to which any performance bond requirement would be related. The authority must agree the contingency plan, and the terms of any performance bond requirement, with an independent arbitrator appointed by the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management.