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 Welsh Government has published a research report examining how the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has affected refuge accommodation provision. The...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the consultation outcome, and joint government response from DHSC and NHS England,...
Public Law analysis: Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL), the state-owned entity managing the NHS Supply Chain, applied to lift the automatic...
Local Government analysis: This wide-ranging Court of Appeal decision arises from a judicial review challenge brought by the parents of a child with...
This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes expert analysis of Unipart Group Ltd v Supply Chain Coordination Ltd on the...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Possession of a bladed article in a public placeThe offence of possession of a bladed articleIt is an offence under section 139 of the Criminal...
National Policy StatementsNational Policy Statements (NPSs) are statutory documents published in accordance with the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008). They...
Public interest immunityThis Practice Note considers when disclosure and/or inspection of sensitive documents may be avoided because of public...
Biodiversity net gain in EnglandWhat is biodiversity net gain?Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is a principle which aims to leave the natural environment...
Flood management and drainage—lead local flood authorityFlood and Water Management Act 2010The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (FWMA 2010) was...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Lease of whole—long at a premium of commercial premises [Archived]A new version of this lease has been published and is available here: Long lease of...
Intellectual property assignment—pro-assigneeThis DEED is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and...
Intellectual property assignment—pro-assignorThis Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and...
Social media—training materialsThese social media training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as the basis of one or...
Prioritising root causesCauseHow much does it contribute to the problem? (0 = not at all, 10 = a lot)How easy is it to fix? (0 = very hard, 10 = very...
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
Maladministration
Something that happened in connection with action taken by or on behalf of one of the authorities subject to investigation, being action taken in the exercise of administrative functions of that authority which caused injustice to a member of the public.
Overview and scrutiny committee
A committee established under the Local Government Act 2000, s 21 to advise on policy formulation, hold the executive to account in relation to specific matters and review areas of council activity which are not the responsibility of the executive or matters of wider local concern, and as such are the main way by which the executive is held to account in public for the discharge of executive functions.
Parish council
The Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s 11 allows a community within England and outside Greater London at the village, neighbourhood, town or similar level beneath a district or borough council to demand its own elected parish or town council.
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