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Local Government in the United Kingdom
Helen Ball BA (Hons) FILCMTown Clerk
Beverley Town Council, East Yorkshire, UK
Local Government in the UK
• What is Local Government about?• What it delivers?• How Parish & Town Council are
involved in Local Government?• How does a Town Clerk fit in?• Sharing best practice?
What is Local Government?
Local Government is the way in which the country’s
governance & administration is carried
out and its public services delivered
Local Government Objectives
• Delivery of national objectives• Using National & Local resources to meet the diverse
requirements of different neighbourhoods & communities
About securing a strategy for the local community, delivering the right outcomes by
managing and using its assets effectively, working with central government as well as
with local communities and local businesses in its area
Central Government
• National Health Service• Social Benefits & Pensions• Defence• Further/Higher Education• Sets National Policy
Regional Government
• 9 Regions• Scotland, Wales &
Northern Ireland (self governed)
• Government Offices
• Regional Development Agencies
Constitutional Arrangements of Local Government
Varies across the Country• Shire Counties• Shire Districts• Metropolitan Districts• Government Offices in the Regions• Parish & Town Council• Single Purpose Authorities
Many Shire Districts/Counties are becoming Unitary Authorities
London
• London Boroughs • City of London• Greater London Authority
Directly Elected Mayor of London– Metropolitan Police Authority– London Fire & Emergency Planning
Authority– Transport for London– London Development Agency
What Local Government does?
Education• Schools• Pre-school• Adult Education• Youth Services
Transport• Highways• Streetlighting• Traffic Management & Parking• Public Transport• Airports & Harbours
Social Services• Children & Family Services• Fostering & Adoption• Youth Justice• Services for the Elderly• Services for people with Learning Disabilities
Housing• Council Housing• Benefits & Welfare
Planning• Building & Development Control• Planning Policy• Conservation Areas/Listed Buildings• Economic Development
Cultural Services• Archives/Museums/Art Galleries• Parks & Open Spaces• Allotments• Libraries• Sport• Tourism
Environment • Cemeteries/Crematoria/Mortuaries• Consumer Protection• Environmental Health – Food/Pest/Pollution• Licensing• Toilets• Waste Collection & Disposal• Street Cleansing
Protective Services• Police• Fire• Courts
Other• Tax Collection• Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths• Elections• Emergency Planning
Who Does What?Metropolitan Areas Shire Counties London
Metropolitan District
Councils
Single Purpose
Authorities
County Councils
District Councils
Unitary Authorities
Single Purpose
Authorities
City of London
London Borough Councils
Greater London
Authority
Education
Highways
Transport
Passenger Transport
Social Services
Housing
Libraries/Museums
Leisure/Recreation
Environmental Health
Waste Collection
Waste Disposal
Development Control
Strategic Planning
Police
Fire
Courts
Taxation
Spending
Local Authority Funding Breakdown
Police9%
Fire2%
Central 5%
Other4%
Social Services16%
Education31%
Transport7%
Culture, Environment,
Planning11%
Housing15%
Parish & Town Councils
• 8700 Parish Council• 400 are Town Councils• 1500 Parish Meetings• 70,000 Parish Councillors
• Have limited Duties but Extensive Powers
Powers & Duties of Parish Councils
Highways
Byelaws
Footpaths
Street Lights
Car Parking
Traffic Calming
Transport
Bus Shelters
Community Transport
Leisure/Recreation
Conference Facilities
Parks / Playing Fields
Commons / Open Spaces
Boating Lakes
Community Centre / Village Halls
Environmental Health
Allotments
Clocks
Litter Bins
Seats
Toilets
Burial Grounds / Crematoria / Mortuaries
War Memorial Halls
Markets
Development Control
Planning Applications
Strategic Planning
Parish & Town Plans
Tourism
Yorkshire & Humber Region
• 5million population• £78billion turnover• Home of Walmart-UK• Famous Yorkshiremen
– Patrick Stewart– Captain Cook– Guy Fawkes– Mel B (Spice Girls)
• 21 Local Authorities• 1200 Parish & Town
Councils
East Riding of Yorkshire
• 168 Parish & Town Councils
• Beverley is the County Town of East Yorkshire
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council based in Beverley
Parish Council Services
Stroud Town Council, Gloucestershire
Barby & Onley Parish Council, Northamptonshire
Forest Row Parish Council, East Sussex
Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Parish Council, Staffordshire
The Role of the Town Clerk
• Proper Officer of the Council
• Professional Advice on the laws of governance
• Implements Council Decisions
• Financial Administrator
• Community Advocate
• “Jack of all Trades!”
Active Engagement with Young People
• Tomorrow’s Guardians of your Town• Large proportion of your population• They have an opinion• They have a tough time
• Youth Workers• Skateparks/Play Parks• Youth Council
Helen Ball BA (Hons) FILCMTown Clerk
Beverley Town Council12 Well Lane, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 9BL
Tel +44 1482 [email protected]