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
Topics We Cover
Latest Local Government News
Public Law analysis: The National Council for Civil Liberties challenged the lawfulness of the Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life...
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a £18m funding injection to accelerate implementation of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill...
Planning analysis: The Court of Appeal confirmed the principle that a breach of a procedural rule, whether required by statute or voluntarily adopted...
Planning analysis: In this decision, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) considered whether information sought under a subject access request in relation to...
Homes England and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) have updated their Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) 2021–2026...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Climate change litigationOver the last decades, climate change has become an issue of ever-growing importance. With evolving scientific understanding...
Education trackerThis Lexis+® UK Local Government Education tracker contains a record of news, consultations, legislations and developments covering...
Section 20 of the Children Act 1989—local authority dutiesThis Practice Note outlines a local authority’s duty to provide accommodation to children...
Judicial review—interested parties and intervenersSTOP PRESS: The Supreme Court Rules 2024 (SCR) were enacted by the Supreme Court Rules 2024, SI...
Brexit round-up: reviewing 2017 and previewing 2018 [Archived]Published on 18 December 2017, this year’s Brexit round-up reviews some of the most...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Product recall notice (or corrective announcement)IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING—PRODUCT [RECALL OR [ insert details of alternate corrective action (eg...
Improving efficiency—Voice of the Customer (VOC)—worked example for in-house lawyersThis Precedent provides a worked example of Precedent: Improving...
Improving efficiency—Voice of the Customer/Client (VOC)—blankThis Precedent can be used to gather customer information and feedback to determine the...
Notice and take-down letter—defamationAddress of Website OperatorDear [insert organisation name]Notice and take-down letterWe act for [insert client...
Short form property management agreementdate [date]parties1[name of Owner] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number...
Latest Local Government Q&As
Featured Local Government content
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
First-tier Tribunal Local Government Standards in England
With effect from 18 January 2010 the First-tier Tribunal has assumed the role and functions of the former Adjudication Panel for England ie to determine references and appeals concerning the conduct of members of local authorities under the Local Government Act 2000, pt III.
Leaders' Board
A regional body (corporate or otherwise) established by specified local authorities in line with a mandatory scheme submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State to enable collective action at regional level (see section 71 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009).
Section 106 TCPA
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), s 106 provides the statutory authority for Local Planning Authorities and persons interested in land to enter into planning obligations to make acceptable developments which might otherwise be unacceptable in planning terms.
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