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The Local Government

GREAT BRITAIN

Prepared by:

Aileen L. Casuga


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MODULE IVTHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN

Lesson 1 Local Government in Great Britain:

Historical Backgron!

Lesson 2 "trctre o# Local Government in GreatBritain

Lesson 3 Fnctions o# Local Government in GreatBritain

Lesson Financing Local Government in GreatBritain


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$%at is Great Britain&

Great Britain is ma!e ' o#: ! England ( T%e ca'ital is Lon!on

! "#o$land ( T%e ca'ital is E!in)rg%

! %ales ( T%e ca'ital is Car!i*


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Is Great Britain t%e same as +,&

- Great Britain an! t%e +nite! ,ing!om re#er to !i*erent areas.

- T%e Act o# +nion in /010 create! t%e 2+nite! ,ing!om o# Great Ba single 'arliament. 5"cotlan! %as al4a6s retaine! its o4n legal s

- T%e Act o# +nion in /81/ 9oine! Irelan! to Great Britain; an! t%e 2+nite! ,ing!om o# Great Britain an! Irelan! 4as


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U& in#ludes 'rea$ (ri$ain and )or$*ern Ireland

'rea$(ri$ain Uni$ed &


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,*e Union -lag $*e /ag o0 $*e Uni$ed &ingdo+


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T%e Making o# t%e +nion Flag


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,*e #urren#y pound


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,*e )a$ional An$*e+ o0 $*e Uni$ed&ingdo+ o0 'rea$ (ri$ain and)or$*ern Ireland


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'OVE)ME),

'rea$ (ri$ain is a Parlia+en$ary De+o#ra,*e Uni$ed &ingdo+ is a uni$ary s$a$e

go4erned under a #ons$i$u$ional +onar#*a parlia+en$ary sys$e+5 6i$* i$s sea$ o0go4ern+en$.


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"trctre o# Britis% Government.m'?


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,*e Lo#al 'o4ern+en$ o0 U&

T%ere is no single s6stem o# Local Government+nite! ,ing!om.

Eac% constitent contr6 5Englan!@ "cotlan!@ $an! Nort%ern Irelan!7 %as a !i*erent s6stem ogovernment.


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2 "ys$e+s o0 Lo#al 'o4ern+en$

,*ere are $6o #o++on sys$e+ o0 lo#ago4ern+en$ in $*e U&

,*e olds$yle $6o $ier sys$e+

,*e ne6er single$ier sys$e+


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1. ,*e olds$yle $6o $ier sys$e+

The older (and more complex) two-tier system consists of:

District Councilsresponsible forrubbish collection,granting planning

permission andcouncil housing,leisure, local roads,and environmentalhealth.

County Councilsresponsible foreducation, socialservices, libraries,main roads, tradingstandards, somepublic transport andother localfunctions.


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2. ,*e ne6er single$ier sys$e+Unitary Authorities: have a single-tier sy

(only one level) of local government, and comDistrict and ounty ouncil functions into one bo

!n Greater London, a uni"ue two-tier system e

with power shared between the London boro

councils, and the Greater London Authorityw

is headed by an elected Mayor.


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Lo#al 'o4ern+en$ in England

#or the purposes of local government, England is divided into levels of administrative divisions:

Regional levelCounty level (Metropolitan county !hire co

Unitary authority Greater London"District level (Metropolitan district #on$

metropolitan district London borough"%arish level (Civil %arish"


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A!ministrative !ivision


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egional Le4el

$ngland is divided into nine regions.The regions were created in %&&'.ince the %&&& $uro-elections, they have been us

$nglands $uropean *arliament constituencies.The regions vary greatly in si+e, both in their area

their populations.The regionis currently the highest tier (level) of l

government in the nited ingdom.


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")!ivisins

ocal government in $ngland does not follow a structure. $ach region is divided into a range o&sub divisions: the layers of government below theare mixed.

Greater London is divided into ' London borougthe City o& London.

)he other regions are divided into metropolitancounties shire counties and unitary authorities.Counties are &urther divided into districts and in

areas there are also parishes.


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egions o0 England


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Po6ers and -un#$ions o0 $*e egi

/ll the regions have the same status, but Lonthe only region that has an elected AssemblyMayor.

The others have a relatively minor role, withunelected regional assemblies: the powers

regional assemblies are limited.Government departmentsassign some func

to the $nglish regions.


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Ad+inis$ra$i4e Di4ision


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7is$ory: Anglo"a8on period

!n $ngland, in the /nglo-axon period, shireswere aused for the raising o& ta*es, and usually had a fortitown at their centre. These became 0nown as the shtownor the county town.

The name county was introduced by the #ormanswas derived from a 1orman term for an area adminis

by a Count (lord). These 1orman counties weregeographically based upon the axon shires, and 0eaxon names.


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Histor6: Me!ieval erio!

The county boundaries of $ngland have changover time.

!n the medi2val period, a number of importan

were granted the status of counties, such as

ondon, 3ristol and oventry.


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7is$ory: 199

#or centuries, the counties were used mainly flegal administration and tax raising.

!n %44& administrative counties(county cou

were created: they were based upon the tradit

county areas.


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7is$ory: 19 and 19

The first local government districts were created in +

the Local Government Act +,-.which created Urb

districtsand Rural districtsas sub-divisions of

administrative counties(which had been created in

/nother reform in +,--created 54 metropolitan bo

as sub-divisions of the County o& London.


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7is$ory: 1;

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