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  2. Local Government Finance Act 1988 - Wikipedia

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    The most common type of notice is made under section 114(3) which restricts all spending except for that which funds statutory services. [5] [6] Despite the fact that local authorities in the United Kingdom cannot go bankrupt, [7] issuing a section 114 notice is often described in the media as a council effectively declaring bankruptcy. Most ...

  3. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982

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    The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that grants a variety of powers to local authorities in England and Wales, including the power to regulate public entertainment, sex establishments, street trading, and take-away food shops.

  4. Duties of local government in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The duties of local government in the United Kingdom concern the functions, powers and obligations of local government in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. . While the Local Government Act 1972 and the Localism Act 2011 set out general powers to do anything necessary to fulfill their duties, and to act with full capacity (such as a limited company can), there is no codified list ...

  5. 2024–present structural changes to local government in England

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    Proposed structural changes to local government in England were set out in the English devolution white paper published by the UK government on December 16th, 2024. The white paper announced that where possible, there was a desire for existing two-tier area—where services are provided by both county councils and district councils—to be reorganised into a smaller number of unitary ...

  6. Section 114 notice - Wikipedia

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    The notices take their name from section 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41). [1] [2] The most common type of notice is made under section 114(3) which restricts all spending except for that which funds statutory services.

  7. Local Government Act 1986 - Wikipedia

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    The Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Local Government Act 1986 was passed primarily in response to the use of publicity by the Greater London Council in its attempt to prevent the passing of the Bill for the Local Government Act 1985 . [ 1 ]

  8. Section 20 - Wikipedia

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    Section 20, fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the Strike Back universe; Section Twenty of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Section 20 of the Indian Penal Code; Significant sections numbered 20 in legislation: Section 20A of the (South African) Sexual Offences Act, 1957; Section 20 of the UK's Children Act 1989

  9. Government procurement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    At around £290 billion every year, public sector procurement accounts for around a third of all public expenditure in the UK. [1] EU-based laws continue to apply to government procurement: procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Part 3 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, [2] and (in Scotland) the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations of 2015 ...