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 Department for Education (DfE) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have updated the guidance on record keeping and retention for...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published two letters from the Minister of State for Local Government and...
The Department for Education has published its updated version of 'Get information about schools' service as of 28 January 2025, which clarifies the...
The Department for Education (DfE) has released non-statutory guidance on the implementation of an experience-based route for early years staff. This...
The Children’s Commissioner has published its findings of the research into young people’s involvement in the 2024 riots. The findings highlight the...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
UK GDPR—the public sectorThis Practice Note provides a summary of how the application of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation,...
Freedom of information and public contractsSTOP PRESS: on 1 August 2023, the Cabinet Office published three new standard contract document...
Education supervision ordersThis Practice Note sets out steps that may be taken where there are concerns that a child is not being properly educated,...
Preparing a neighbourhood development planNeighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs) allow communities to set out planning policies for the development...
Brexit—the implications for English and Welsh planning law and practiceOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Environmental Information Regulations 2004—log sheet for verbal request for environmental information1. Name of applicant[insert details]2. If the...
Product recall notice (or corrective announcement)IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING—PRODUCT [RECALL OR [ insert details of alternate corrective action (eg...
Letter accompanying Invitation to tender—restricted procedureFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023...
Letter accompanying Invitation to participate in dialogue—competitive dialogue procedureFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions...
Invitation to participate in dialogue—competitive dialogue procedureFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement...
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
Greater London Authority
The authority for the Greater London area, established on 3 July 2000 under the Greater London Authority Act 1999.
Personal interest
A member has a personal interest in any business of their authority that relates to, or is likely to affect, a registrable interest, or is likely to affect the well-being or financial position of the member, their family or close associates more than it would affect the majority of people in the ward or electoral division affected by the decision, or in the authority's area.
Trading company
A company set up to exercise a local authority's power under the Local Government Act 2003, s 95 to trade in function-related activities.
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