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 announced that it is seeking to extend three key provisions from England's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to Wales....
The Committee of Public Accounts published a report examining the Department for Education's (DfE) £9.2bn annual spending on disadvantaged children....
The House of Commons Education Committee has endorsed the appointment of Professor Edward Peck CBE as the new Chair of the Office for Students (OfS)...
Local Government analysis: This analysis is a Court of Appeal decision concerning the permanent exclusion of a young man from a school in...
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has published the government's response to the Seventh Report of Session 2023–24, 24...
Latest Local Government Practice Notes
Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
Introduction to public procurement in Wales—PA 2023STOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are...
UK public procurement case trackerThe UK public procurement case tracker records and summarises the most recent UK case law developments relating to...
Public rights of access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRWA 2000) is intended...
Regulation of social housing in EnglandThis Practice Note explains what is defined as ‘social housing’ and provides guidance on the regulation of...
Latest Local Government Precedents
Intellectual property internal audit questionnaireIntroduction:This questionnaire relates to the intellectual property (IP) audit being supervised by...
Letter accompanying Invitation to participate in dialogue—competitive dialogue procedureSTOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the...
Invitation to tender―competitive procedure with negotiationSTOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA...
Invitation to tender―restricted procedureSTOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are in force....
Invitation to participate in dialogue—competitive dialogue procedureSTOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act...
Latest Local Government Q&As
Featured Local Government content
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
Area committee
A local authority committee or sub-committee satisfying specified conditions and established to discharge executive functions concerning part of the area of the authority (see section 9E Local Government Act 2000 and the Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1019)). In relation to Wales see the Local Government Act 2000 s 18 and the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Discharge of Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2001, SI 2002/802.
Code of conduct
The ethical standards framework governing the conduct of local authority members as laid down by the Localism Act 2011, s 27(1), (2), the Local Government Act 2000, Part III and the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1159).
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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