Local Authority in UK Law
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Is Local Authority Economic Intervention
In the past decade, local authorities have become increasingly involved in the development of policies to alleviate the effects of economic decline. In this paper, the authors' primary objective is...
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TAKING STOCK OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY ASSOCIATIONS
This article examines the achievements of the local authority associations in the period from 1974 to the present. In particular, it considers whether the associations have met the major objectives...
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Gender Balance in Scottish Local Authority Councils
Women make up over 40 per cent of community councillors in Scotland, however, evidence suggests that they are less likely to progress to local authority councils. This article investigates the barr...
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Local authority anti-poverty strategies in Scotland
This study examines the management and development of Scottish local authority anti-poverty strategies. Whilst studies of anti-poverty strategies have been carried o...
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The Impact of Local Authority Procurement on Local Economies
Public procurement has a significant impact on economic development in regions and localities. Previous research in the UK has focused on variations in government spending across regions, the effec...
- LOCAL AUTHORITY POLICE FORCES
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SINGLE ISSUE LOCAL AUTHORITY ASSOCIATIONS: A NEW SPECIES FOR A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
The purpose of this article is to explore the emergence of single issue local authority associations as a response to the changing nature of the central‐local government policy community in the pas...
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Local authority intervention in private renting: from compliance to hardline enforcement
Drawing on data from two empirical projects concerned with local authority enforcement of standards in the private rented sector, this article argues that there are signs of greater use of formal e...
- Learning from Local Authority Budgeting
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Public Procurement Directives in the European Union: A Study of Local Authority Purchasing
Prompted by the Single European Market initiative, virtually all public procurement, except for defence equipment, is now subject to European Union rules which prohibit discriminatory (buy national...
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