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 Care Quality Commission (CQC) has prosecuted Suzanne Kirkbride, registered manager of Hall Lane Resource Centre, for failing to provide safe care...
Pensions UK has published a report, ‘Local Government Pension Scheme: Supporting local workers, delivering local growth’, examining the financial...
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill has completed second reading in the House of Lords and will proceed to committee stage. The Bill would impose...
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) have jointly published a guide titled ‘Tackling damp and...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated the ‘Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities’ to include...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contractsThis Practice Note looks at payment of subcontractor clauses in public sector contracts. For more...
Nature of boilerplate provisions in public sector contractsLawyers work on a huge variety of transactions, but all of them will in some way involve...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contractsThis Practice Note looks at human rights clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contractsThis Practice Note looks at freedom of information clauses in public sector contracts. For more...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contractsThis Practice Note looks at the use of health and safety clauses in public sector contracts. For more...
Latest Local Government Precedents
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This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
[On headed notepaper of the assignor]To: [Insert name and address of Assignee][Insert date]Dear [insert name of Assignee]Assignment of contractWe...
This DEED is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Assignor] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
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
Economic assessment
A mandatory assessment by principal councils in England of the economic conditions of their areas (see Section 69 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009).
Economic Prosperity Boards
Bodies corporate with functions relating to the economic development and regeneration of their local authority areas established by order of the Secretary of State (see section 88(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009).
Elected mayor
An individual elected for a four year term as mayor of the authority by the local government electors for the authority's area in accordance with provisions made by or under Part II of the Local Government Act 2000 (see in particular sections 11(2) and 39 of and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act).
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