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 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report calling for faster and more extensive commonhold and leasehold reform....
A round-up of the latest news from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), including a home care provider rated as inadequate, and an NHS trust's mental...
Public Law analysis: The High Court held that a judicial review challenging national security mitigation measures connected to the proposed Chinese...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published its response to the technical consultation on the draft Local Government...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published an implementation plan for local partners setting out the next phase of reform to children’s social...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Convention rightsThe Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) came into force in October 2000 and aims to give effect to the rights contained in the European...
The scope of this Practice Note is project management—as applied to both individual projects and more extensive programmes. The subject of risk...
Effective spatial planning is an important part of a successful response to climate change, as it can influence the emission of greenhouse gases....
This Practice Note explains the general objectives of local traffic authorities contemplating making a traffic order and the encouragement by the Road...
This new starter guide provides an introduction to Local Government law. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and those who are new to the Local...
Latest Local Government Precedents
This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
These training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as the basis of one or more training seminars on the United Kingdom...
ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.Modification OrderWildlife and Countryside Act 1981[Title of (Definitive Map) and...
ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.Basic Principles/Instructions for claiming1Statutory power for compiling an elected...
In the Family Courtsitting at [Court name]Case No: [Case number]ORDERBefore [name of judge] in private on [date] at a [type of hearing].1The following...
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
Auditor (England)
An auditor appointed by the Audit Commission to audit the accounts of a local authority or other relevant body under the Audit Commission Act 1998 (ACA 1998), s 3.
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.
Strong leader
The councillor elected by the local authority as executive leader who together with two or more authority councillors appointed to the executive by the executive leader now constitute a 'leader and cabinet' executive under section 11(2a) of the Local Government Act 2000.
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