Friday 10 May 2013

Local government - some resources

First up, five especially useful sources for finding out more about local government:
1: The Ilkley Gazette is an obvious starting point - look for recent stories which tell you anything about the powers or spending of the local council - what do they fund, what do they control? (I've linked some sample articles below)




The BBC's guide on local government funding
2: The gov.uk guide breaks down some of the many roles and responsibilities of local and regional councils.(scroll to bottom for a screenshot)

3: There is always the wiki on Local Government in England...

4: The Guardian newspaper has a useful microsite bringing together all its articles on local government.
Here, for example, is an article on an analysis of spending cuts faced by local councils nationwide, from May 9th, 2013.

5: The BBC provide this useful guide on local government funding.

Further resources on local government:
Here's the BBC or the Financial Times on the story about spending cuts for local government ... or try the Local Government Chronicle!.

Here's an article analysing Local Government Minister Eric Pickles' 1.7% funding cut for 2013-14.

Elsewhere, you can find lost of analysis on the topic of library closures, such as this Guardian article (and here's their microsite bringing together all articles on this topic).
The BBC also report on this story.
Google carries a lot of news links for the search 'local government cuts'.

The cuts have impacted locally; here's a few stories that refer to Ilkley or Keighley:
(BBC) Council services face further cuts;
(Telegraph) Titchmarsh: Sin to cut funding for parks;
(Ilkley Gazette) Shock and outrage at Otley food bank need;
(Ilkley Gazette): Charity battle as funds run out.


The gov.uk guide breaks down some of the many roles and responsibilities of local and regional councils.

24 comments:

  1. https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/3760210/Powers%20of%20Parish%20Councils%20Nov%202012.pdf

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  2. http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-government-funding told me some figures of funding and who funds them.

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  3. https://www.gov.uk/understand-how-your-council-works/types-of-council - type of council responsibilites

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  4. http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211

    It showed me all the powers of local cuoncils

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  5. https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/3760210/Powers%20of%20Parish%20Councils%20Nov%202012.pdf

    A list of all of local councils powers and responsibilities but it was very long and I didnt get time to copy it all down.

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  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4838682.stm BBC about how local councils are funded. Very concise and clear. It's very good!

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  7. I used http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211
    This is a list of its powers, this was useful!

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  8. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/public-sector-cuts+localgovernment

    A link to the guardian which describes local council cuts and the effects it has on residents.

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  9. i used
    http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211

    this is a long list of powers, this was usefull for me

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  10. https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/3760210/Powers%20of%20Parish%20Councils%20Nov%202012.pdf

    this a list of uk councils powers and duties

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  11. http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/closures-warning-amid-new-cuts-plan-1 It told me all I wanted to know about the cuts

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  12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11567693

    Article on why the funding for councils was cut and what and how much was cut.

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  13. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/25/council-cuts-local-government-knees

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  14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4838682.stm this website was useful in providing information on how the Government provides the Local Council with money using a formulae.

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  15. http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211

    This site is all about what the powers and responcibilities of local councils.

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  16. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/25/council-cuts-local-government-knees was a helpful newspaper article for what schemes the Government are making cuts to

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  17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4838682.stm
    It descibes they decide how much money is given to different local councils very well.

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  18. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/ps/sites/politicsguide/local_councils/part1.shtml This website shows the responsibilities of local councils. I found this amazingly helpful within this outstanding task.

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  19. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11987246 is what i used

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  20. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/ps/sites/politicsguide/local_councils/ This website describes the responsibilities of local governments, it was simple to understand.

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  21. http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=faqserver&faqid=211

    this site is all about what the powers and respencibilities the local councils get.

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  22. http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-government-powers-and-functions

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  23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4838682.stm this hyper link lead me to a handful of information abou how local councils are funded and so on.

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  24. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/25/council-cuts-local-government-knees

    An article on government cuts to local councils

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