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 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that the New Homes Accelerator programme has helped unlock and...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on draft guidance covering the recognised legitimate interest basis for...
The Cabinet Office has published updated guidance on Payments Compliance Notices under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). The requirements for...
The UK Gambling Commission has fined ProgressPlay Limited £1m for significant anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) and...
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has issued release notes for legal representatives and local authorities regarding provision for counsel to be...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Costs in public law children proceedingsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the costs principles and case law that specifically apply to public...
The tenancy conditionThis Practice Note provides guidance upon the tenancy condition, which must be satisfied in order for a tenant to have security...
Education trackerThis Lexis+® UK Local Government Education tracker contains a record of news, consultations, legislations and developments covering...
Natural and other causes of diversion and closureThis Practice Note discusses the common law on highway diversions, explaining that it is the passage...
FerriesThe common law recognises two sorts of highway ferry and distinguishes them by where they run. One sort runs from town to town or to a...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Variation agreementThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...
Market sounding questionnaireSTOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are in force. Procurements...
Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-discloserThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party][ of [insert details] OR a company...
Improving efficiency: Making changes across the department (worked example)This Precedent provides a worked example relating to a hypothetical...
Improving efficiency: Making changes across the department—blankThis Precedent will help you identify and deal with issues around making and...
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
Community governance review
A review of all or part of a Principal Council's area for the purpose of making specified recommendations about local community governance (see section 79 and generally Part 4 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007).
Community strategy
The strategy document (sustainable community strategy) which local authorities must prepare (and may from time to time modify) for promoting or improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of their area and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom (see the Local Government Act 2000, s 4).
Relevant discharge terms
In relation to certified contracts these are provisions for compensatory damages or adjustment between the parties of rights and liabilities in respect of contractually provided assets or goods (see the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997, s 6).
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