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
Public Law analysis: The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (FS(BR)A 2013) confers powers on the Payment Systems Regulator to issue general...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report cautioning that government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms do not...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the Commissioner’s seventh report on Slough Borough Council, Following...
The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care (ICASC) has published a letter by its Chair, Baroness Casey, to the Secretary of State for Health and...
The Welsh Government has published its third annual special measures progress report for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which was placed...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Injunctions—guiding principlesThis Practice Note considers when a court has the power to grant an injunction and explains the variations in forms of...
Sentencing criminal offences—sentencing guidelines and resourcesThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England...
Sentencing individuals for environmental offencesThe Sentencing Council has published offence specific sentencing guidelines (the Guidelines) for use...
Children and alcohol offences under the Licensing Act 2003This Practice Note summarises the key offences relating to the sale of alcohol to under aged...
Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES)—non-domestic property—exemptions and PRS Exemptions RegisterThis Practice Note covers the impact on both...
Latest Local Government Precedents
ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.These training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as...
This Agreement is made on [date] 1 [insert name of party] [of OR trading as [insert trading name]...
[Insert the name and address of the proposed defendant]Dear [insert organisation name]Letter before claim in proposed judicial review proceedings...
This Precedent can be used to gather customer information and feedback to determine the efficiency of a process as part of step 1 of the five step...
This Precedent provides a worked example of Precedent: Improving efficiency—Voice of the Customer/Client (VOC)—blank and demonstrates how client...
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
Children's services
A local authority's principal functions regarding the provision of services for children and their families.
Children's trust
Cooperation arrangements and partnerships between local authorities and other organisations that promote cooperation through integrated working across services at each organisational level to commission or deliver services which are child- (and family-)centred and improve outcomes for all children and young people in the local area.
Local authority publicity
Local authorities must not publish any material appearing to be designed to affect public support for a political party (see section 2 Local Government Act 1986 and section 6(2) for 'local authority').
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