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 children's rights impact assessment concerning the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill, which...
Local Government analysis: This case involved an appeal against a prohibition order imposed by the Secretary of State for Education following a...
The Cabinet Office has updated its guidance on utilities contracts and exempted contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). The main...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published its updated guidance for local authorities on collecting and submitting early years funding data for...
The Department for Education (DfE) has introduced a suite of continuing professional development programmes for early years educators and leaders in...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Environmental Information Regulations 2004—responding to a requestWhen responding to a request for information, the first step will often be to...
Staying put—arrangements for care leavers to remain in foster placementsThis Practice Note explains the ‘staying put’ arrangements contained in...
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
Brexit—impact on environmental lawAs a result of the 23 June 2016 UK referendum on membership of the EU, which voted with a 52% majority voting in...
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPRThis Practice Note provides an introduction to both the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Improving efficiency business case—blank1Executive summary1.1This report analyses why [state what the analysis relates to].1.2The aim is to [state...
Improving efficiency: Making changes across the department—blankThis Precedent will help you identify and deal with issues around making and...
Notice of appeal pursuant to section 80(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 against an abatement notice for a statutory nuisance[name, address...
Abatement notice for a statutory nuisance made under the section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[name] [District] [Borough] [City]...
Private action for a statutory nuisance—complaint to the magistrates’ court—section 82 of Environmental Protection Act 1990In the [insert name]...
Latest Local Government Q&As
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Maladministration—complaints
Maladministration—complaintsSection 23 of the Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 1974), creates the role of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman...
What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?
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...
Licensing committees
Licensing committeesThis Practice Note sets out the law and practice in relation to the duties and responsibilities of a licensing authority under the...
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...
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...
Call-off procedures under framework agreements
Call-off procedures under framework agreementsLegal regimeFramework agreements are used increasingly for the procurement of works, services and...
Letter responding to clarification requests
Letter responding to clarification requests[On headed paper][Insert date][Insert address of bidder]Dear [Insert contact name or name of nominated lead...
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....
Are the powers of a recovery order in children's care proceedings unlimited or can a child only be recovered once per order?
Assignment and succession of tenancy
Assignment and succession of tenancyAssignmentAssignment is the transfer of the interest in the tenancy to another person. Assignment of a secure...
What duties does an environmental health officer have in relation to the housing health and safety rating system? What powers of enforcement do they have?
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...
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...
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...
What powers of dispersal are available to the police and/or a local authority under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014? How are they imposed and what matters are taken into consideration?
UK gambling licensing regime
UK gambling licensing regimeThe three main types of licence available to potential gambling licensees within Great Britain are:•operating...
Council tax
Council taxWhat is Council tax and what is its purpose?The council tax was introduced as the primary source of collecting income from local residents...
Associated legal terms
Leader
In a local authority operating Leader & Cabinet executive arrangements, the member elected by the council with responsibility for: determining the size of the Cabinet and appointing the members; allocating portfolios or areas of responsibility and decision-making powers to the various Cabinet Members; and removing and replacing Cabinet Members. Under changes to the Local Government Act 2000 introduced by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, every authority operating a Leader and Cabinet model of executive must change its executive arrangements to the “Strong Leader” model in accordance with a statutory timetable set out in s.65 and Sch.4 LGPIH Act 2007. Under this model, the Leader is appointed for a 4 year term of office and may only be removed from office by a resolution of full Council.
Monitoring officer
An officer conducting specified legal corporate governance functions which relevant authorities must appoint under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (LGHA 1989)., ss 5, 5A
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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