General Flashcards
Stats of those working in diff communities in England
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
Local councils are the most common type of __ ___
who are made up of ____
local authority
councillors who are elected by the public in local elections
Councillors work with (1) in order to (2)
- Decisions implemented by (3)
(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
Two tier structure of local gov authorities with responsibilities of local services divided between them
- 27 county councils
- 201 district, borough or city councils
One tier structure of local gov authorities providing all services
- 56 unitary councils
- 33 London boroughs
- 36 metropolitan boroughs
No of parish and town councils and National parks responsible for conservation and promotion of scenic areas
- 9,000 parish and town councils
- 10 National parks
Local authorities’ largest source of income
Council tax and business rates
1) Name of additional type of regional authority
2) Year legislation was passed
1) Combined Authorities
2) 2009