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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;