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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The Welsh Government has announced £98.75m in funding for the next round of the Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP), which supports energy efficiency...
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has launched its routine inquiry into the work and performance of the...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its response to a consultation on the review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy for...
The Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Professor Sir Mike Richards, wrote to the Joint Committee of Human Rights (JCHR) to update on progress...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it will bring forward legislation to postpone the May 2026 local...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Expert determinationExpert determination is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This Practice Note explains expert determination for...
Ill-treatment and wilful neglect—care worker and care provider offencesThis Practice Note analyses the care worker offences brought in by sections 20...
How to manage a personal data breachData security is a cornerstone of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The sixth data protection...
How to complete a data protection impact assessment—DPIAA data protection impact assessment (DPIA) does what the name suggests—it’s a way of assessing...
Introduction to transparency in the family courtsThis Practice Note considers the Transparency Review set up in 2020, the President of the Family...
Latest Local Government Precedents
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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 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).
Principal council
The council elected for a principal area: Local Government Act 1972 s.270; Local Government Act 2000 s.85.
Public interest report
A report by the auditor conforming with the duty when conducting the audit to consider whether it is in the public interest to report on any matter coming to his or her notice so that it can be considered by the authority or brought to the attention of the public (see the Audit Commission Act 1998 (ACA 1998), s 8).
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