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1
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Stats of those working in diff communities in England

A

In England, approx 1 million people work in local gov across a range of diff types of authorities, providing more than 800 diff services to local communities

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2
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Local councils are the most common type of __ ___

who are made up of ____

A

local authority

councillors who are elected by the public in local elections

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Councillors work with (1) in order to (2)

  • Decisions implemented by (3)
A

(1) Local people and partners
(2) Agree and deliver on local priorities
(3) Permanent council staff, council officers, who deliver services on a daily basis

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4
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Two tier structure of local gov authorities with responsibilities of local services divided between them

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  • 27 county councils

- 201 district, borough or city councils

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5
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One tier structure of local gov authorities providing all services

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  • 56 unitary councils
  • 33 London boroughs
  • 36 metropolitan boroughs
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No of parish and town councils and National parks responsible for conservation and promotion of scenic areas

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  • 9,000 parish and town councils

- 10 National parks

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Local authorities’ largest source of income

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Council tax and business rates

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1) Name of additional type of regional authority

2) Year legislation was passed

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1) Combined Authorities

2) 2009

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