The National Cycle Strategy in the UK: to what extent have local authorities adopted its model strategy approach?

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Lumsdon ◽  
Rodney Tolley
Keyword(s):  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Experiencing Event Management During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Public Sector Perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Coles ◽  
Giselle Garcia ◽  
Evelyn O'Malley ◽  
Cathy Turner
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
The Body ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Recovery ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Opening Up

Events have played a significant role in the way in which the Coronavirus pandemic has been experienced and known around the world. Little is known though about how the pandemic has impacted on supporting, managing and governing events in municipal (i.e., local) authorities as key stakeholders, nor how events have featured in the opening-up of localities. This paper reports on empirical research with senior events officers for local authorities in the UK on these key knowledge gaps. Specifically, it examines events officers' unfolding experiences of the pandemic. The paper points to unpreparedness for a crisis of this scale and magnitude, and the roles of innovation, adaptation and co-production in the emergent response. It highlights the transformative nature of the pandemic through reconsiderations of the purpose of public sector involvement in events and, from a policy perspective, how relatively smaller-scale, more agile and lower-risk arts events and performances can figure in local recovery. Finally, while the effects on, and response of, the body corporate (the local authority) to crises is an obvious focus, it is important to recognise those of the individuals who manage the response and drive change.

Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the High Rates of Care in Wales: Briefing Paper (Revised)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Hodges ◽  
Dan Bristow
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Significant Variation ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Briefing Paper ◽  
The Uk

On 31st March 2018, there were 6,405 children looked after in Wales, almost 1,900 more children than were looked after in 2006. Over that time Wales has consistently had more children looked after per 10,000 of the population than the rest of the UK, and that gap has widened. Within Wales, while most Local Authorities have seen a rise in both the number and rate of children looked after, there is significant variation; and some have seen the rate of children looked after fall since 2014. Using published data, this report explores what we can say about the factors that are driving these trends. The following infographics drawing on our data analysis show the kinds of placements children in Wales are in and where they’re placed.

Commissioning and social determinants: evidence and opportunities

2020 ◽  
pp. 269-282
Author(s):  
Chris O’Leary ◽  
Chris Fox
Keyword(s):  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Conceptual Confusion

This chapter argues that local authorities can and should use their purchasing power strategically to address the social determinants of health that affect their local area. It examines commissioning and procurement as local authority functions, defining these concepts and exploring the conceptual confusion between the two. The chapter then looks at the evidence of current practice of local authorities (with a particular focus on local authorities in the UK) in strategic use of their purchasing power. Core to the argument is the role of local voluntary organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so there is a particular focus on the commissioning experience of these types of organisations. Finally, the chapter makes the case for the role that voluntary sector organisations can play in addressing social determinants of health, before drawing some broad conclusions about the way forward.

2. Sources of Law I: Domestic Legislation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Thomas ◽  
Claire McGourlay
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Implementing Change ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
The Uk

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. This chapter examines domestic legislation. Domestic legislation is created by Parliament, which consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Monarch. It is divided into primary legislation and secondary legislation. Primary legislation takes the form of ‘Acts of Parliament’, commonly referred to as ‘statutes’. Statutes can cover a vast variety of laws from criminal law, land law, contract law, and many others. Meanwhile, secondary legislation — also known as delegated legislation or subordinate legislation — is the most common instrument for implementing change within the UK. Parliament has neither the time, the resources, nor the expertise to deal with certain matters. It is for these reasons that the majority of legislation is made outside of Parliament. Accordingly, Parliament may delegate such powers, through an Act of Parliament to other bodies and institutions to implement. Such bodies often include the Privy Council, government ministers, local authorities, and other regulatory agencies.

The statistics of devolution

2019 ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
David Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
City Regions ◽  
Space Economy ◽  
The Uk

This chapter reviews the forms of statistical information available across devolved levels of governance in the UK. The focus is not only on statistics from the devolved nations – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – but also on statistics available for other levels where these is significant roles for devolved governance including city regions. Particular attention is paid to the regional / devolved nation Government Expenditure and Revenue Statistics (GERS) given both the salience of these in political argument and their significance in understanding the imbalance in the UK’s space economy. Data for sub-national geographies in England includes not only standard regions and local authorities but other forms including combinations of authorities and Local Economic Partnerships. Data about these levels is very useful for exploring variation within the nation which contains more than 80% of the UK's population.

Inspecting for Improvement? Emerging Patterns of Public Service Regulation in the UK

10.1068/c59m ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Downe ◽  
Steve Martin
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Audit Commission ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Elite Interviews ◽  
The Uk

In recent years ministers in the UK have regarded external inspection as a key driver of improvement in public services and an important instrument of good governance. Detailed data analysis of the operation of Audit Commission inspection of English local authorities since April 2000 demonstrates significant variations in inspection scores in different types of authorities, in different years and in different services. These findings raise important questions about the consistency with which inspection criteria are being applied and the reliability of the evidence on which inspectors are basing their judgments about a council's capacity for improvement. This in turn casts doubt on the capacity of the current model of improvement to make service providers more accountable to the public, which central government claims to be one of its key policy objectives. The paper uses data from the shadowing of inspections in five local authorities and elite interviews to explore the practice of ‘inspecting for improvement’.

scholarly journals Commercial property tax in the UK: business rates and rating appeals

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 602-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Greenhalgh ◽  
Kevin Muldoon-Smith ◽  
Sophie Angus
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the introduction of the business rates retention scheme (BRRS) in England which transferred financial liability for backdated appeals to LAs. Under the original scheme, business rates revenue, mandatory relief and liability for successful appeals is spilt 50/50 between central government and local government which both share the rewards of growth and bear the risk of losses. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a microanalysis approach into researching local government finance, conducting a case study of Leeds, to investigate the impact of appeals liability and reveal disparities in impact, through detailed examination of multiple perspectives in one of the largest cities in the UK. Findings The case study reveals that Leeds, despite having a buoyant commercial economy driven by retail and service sector growth, has been detrimentally impacted by BRRS as backdated appeals have outweighed uplift in business rates income. Fundamentally BRRS is not a “one size fits all” model – it results in winners and losers – which will be exacerbated if local authorities get to keep 100 per cent of their business rates from 2020. Research limitations/implications LAs’ income is more volatile as a consequence of both the rates retention and appeals liability aspects of BRRS and will become more so with the move to 100 per cent retention and liability. Practical implications Such volatility impairs the ability of local authorities to invest in growth at the same time as providing front line services over the medium term – precisely the opposite of what BRRS was intended to do. It also incentivises the construction of new floorspace, which generates risks overbuilding and exacerbating over-supply. Originality/value The research reveals the significant impact of appeals liability on LAs’ business rates revenues which will be compounded with the move to a fiscally neutral business rates system and 100 per cent business rates retention by 2020.

scholarly journals Mental health of homeless children and their families

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 463-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panos Vostanis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Housing Association ◽  
Homeless Families ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Dependent Children ◽  
Voluntary Agency ◽  
Bed And Breakfast ◽  
The Uk

Homeless families are defined as all adults with dependent children who are statutorily accepted by local authorities (housing departments) in the UK, and are usually accommodated for a brief period in voluntary agency, local authority or housing association hostels. This period varies from a few days to several months, although the target for rehousing is usually around 4 to 6 weeks. Some housing departments, particularly in London, also use bed and breakfast accommodation.

Assessment of consumer food safety education provided by local authorities in the UK

2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (9) ◽  
pp. 732-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C. Redmond ◽  
Christopher J. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Food Safety Education ◽  
The Uk
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