About Local Government Law
Local authorities are facing a period of unprecedented change and uncertainty. Lawyers are required to guide elected officials, council workers and the public through this process often with little support or guidance.
Social housing
This gold standard content set covers all aspects of social housing from homelessness, tenancy management, shared ownership and right to buy together with regulating housing provision.
Education
Education is central to the governments skills agenda to drive innovation and growth. Every aspect of education law is covered from early years foundation stage to further and higher education with a dedicated special educational needs topic.
Public procurement
Public bodies are subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. We give full coverage of public contracts, from issues to consider before procurement, to dealing with contract award challenges.
Local authorities
Local authorities are facing unprecedented financial challenges, inevitable rationalisation and prioritisation of service provision. Lawyers are key in ensuring that difficult decisions are taken and implemented lawfully
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Latest Local Government News
The Welsh Government has announced 100% non-domestic rates relief for electric vehicle (EV) charging point parking bays and forecourts until 31 March...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a consultation on draft regulations which would amend some rules of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme...
The Welsh Government has published Version 2.0 of its guidance on undertaking Local Housing Market Assessments (LHMAs), replacing the March 2022...
Ofqual has updated its Analytics platform to enable users to explore qualification results by local authority district, administrative county or...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a £343 million plan to open 159 new NHS mental health facilities across England. The...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
What is section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989?The section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) imposes a statutory requirement on any person...
This Practice Note considers the planning framework applicable to carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) projects in England and Wales. For a broader...
IntroductionFollowing the introduction of the development consent regime under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008), the need to apply for consent under...
Key legislation, licences and guidanceSourceDetailsLegislation:The key legislation that underpins the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme is the:Feed-in...
This Practice Note explains the powers available to deal with anti-social behaviour in an environmental context, in particular those introduced by the...
Latest Local Government Precedents
This Precedent provides a worked example of Precedent: Improving efficiency—Voice of the Customer/Client (VOC)—blank and demonstrates how client...
SummaryThe Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) came into force on 1 July 2011. It applies to any business incorporated or trading in the UK and covers bribery...
This Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
This Agreement is made on [insert date—note that admission agreements can take effect on a date earlier than the date of execution].Parties1[insert...
The Secretary of State gives notice of the proposal to make an Order under section 249 of the Town and County Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) to authorise the...
Latest Local Government Q&As
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What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?
Housing disrepair for local authority landlords—a practical guide
Housing disrepair for local authority landlords—a practical guideThis Practice Note discusses disrepair claims in relation to social housing, setting...
What are the grounds for judicial review?
Obstruction of highways
Obstruction of highwaysThe fundamental public right upon a highway is to pass and re-pass, and the obstruction of a highway is usually a criminal...
School land and premises
School land and premisesOwnership of school land and premisesThe ownership of school sites and playgrounds, school buildings and school playing fields...
If a person owns land which abuts a public highway are there any statutory or other provisions which deal with that landowners right to gain access onto the highway?
Structure of local government
Structure of local governmentCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in...
Teachers and staff in maintained schools
Teachers and staff in maintained schoolsWho is the employer?The employer will depend upon the status of the school. The employer is:•the local...
Collaborative procurement in the public sector—a short introduction
Collaborative procurement in the public sector—a short introductionThis Practice Note is a short introduction to the legal considerations that arise...
The standstill period
The standstill periodWhat is the standstill period?When a contracting authority reaches its decision on the award of a public contract subject to the...
Maladministration—complaints
Maladministration—complaintsSection 23 of the Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 1974), creates the role of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman...
Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)
Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services...
Abandoned vehicles
Abandoned vehiclesAbandoned vehicles offencesSection 2 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (RD(A)A 1978) makes it a criminal offence to abandon,...
If a restrictive covenant is expressed to be made pursuant to section 33 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, can a council as covenantee release a covenantor from the said restrictive covenant at any time using the usual standard deed of release of covenant?
Public procurement—private sector considerations
Public procurement—private sector considerationsPublic procurement is a buying process essentially similar to its private sector counterpart. However,...
Tattoos, sunbeds and minors
Tattoos, sunbeds and minorsTattooing of minorsIt is an offence to tattoo a person under the age of 18 except where the tattoo is performed for medical...
Use of consultants in public procurement
Use of consultants in public procurementThere are basically two types of consultants that are used in public procurement:•consultants with technical...
Highways, street works and statutory undertakers
Highways, street works and statutory undertakersStreet works at common lawAt common law it is a nuisance to interfere with the surface of a highway....
Associated legal terms
Improvement and Development Agency
A company limited by guarantee formed in 1998 to support improvement and innovation in local government from within the local government sector.
Local Government Association
A national voluntary membership body created in 1997 to replace the associations which had previously represented different types of local authority and to provide a unified voice for local government in England and Wales.
Personal interest
A member has a personal interest in any business of their authority that relates to, or is likely to affect, a registrable interest, or is likely to affect the well-being or financial position of the member, their family or close associates more than it would affect the majority of people in the ward or electoral division affected by the decision, or in the authority's area.
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