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Local Government. Education Planning Housing Highways Environmental Health. Education. Education Act 1944 created three types of secondary school – Grammar; Secondary Modern; Technical 50s/60s - Non-selective schools introduced – Comprehensive

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  1. Local Government Education Planning Housing Highways Environmental Health

  2. Education • Education Act 1944 created three types of secondary school – Grammar; Secondary Modern; Technical • 50s/60s - Non-selective schools introduced – Comprehensive • Education Reform Act 1988 – introduces National Curriculum, school league tables. GCSEs replaced O Levels • Education (Schools) Act 1992 - OfSted

  3. LEAs • Provide and maintain premises for primary and secondary education • Provide youth services and adult education • School Standards and Framework Act 1998 required LEAs to produce an Education Development Plan

  4. Types of School • Private/State • Community (formerly County) • Voluntary - controlled, aided or special agreement • Community Special • Specialist • Academy

  5. FE & HE • FE Colleges were managed and financed by LA until 1988 • Learning and Skills Council (LSC) set up in 2001 to finance FE provision • OfSted inspects every 3 years • LSC wound up under Brown and plans to return control to LEA • Under Coalition LEA will have a strategic control but ‘board’ would manage daily running • Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) distributes money to HE • LEAs make discretionary awards to those on vocational courses

  6. PlanningPlanning Components • Forward Planning - future development of area over plan period (Development Plans) • Development Control - Response to individual planning applications for consent to make material change in use of existing land/buildings or to demolish, adapt or construct

  7. Development Control • Outline Planning Permission – consent in principle • Detailed Planning Permission – fleshes out the OPP • When granting PP, LA’s have three options – unconditional consent, conditional consent & refusal

  8. Buildings graded - Grade I, Grade II*, Grade II Listed Building Consent needed to make any alterations Building Preservation Notice - protects a building from demolition Listed Building Enforcement Notice - Grants available Conservation areas protect areas and buildings Listed/Conservation

  9. Housing Act 1988 saw a shift from LA being mass providers of affordable rented housing to a strategic view Have to provide new houses and flats for rent Maintain and improve existing housing stock LA’s have to provide housing for unintentionally homeless Monitor private accommodation Take over housing unfit for human habitation Can take over areas for demolition Administer housing benefit – standard; certificated Housing

  10. Social Landlords • Bodies which build and manage social rented housing • Take over social housing through large scale transfer of housing stock from LA’s • Overseen by the Tenant Services Authority • Some are not for profit, partnered with but not controlled by local authorities or tenants

  11. Highway applies some kind of road, bridleway or footpath over which there exists a public right of way Can be private or public maintained Highway divided into: Motorways/trunk roads (M/A) Primary roads (A) Secondary roads (B) Unclassified (rural/urban) Bridleways/footpaths Private streets/roads Highway Authorities

  12. Responsible for: Planning and construction Maintenance Street lighting Traffic management Off street and on street parking Road safety Motorways/trunk roads - Central Govt Primary, Secondary, Unclassified - UA, CC Bridleways. Footpaths - all local authorities Private roads - owners of property Highways Authorities

  13. Public Transport • Under 1972 LGA some LA were responsible for providing bus services • Transport Act 1985 saw joint boards taking over responsibility of buses, airports and docks • LA now has only to secure a bus service for a route - deregulation in 86 opened up competition on routes • Traffic Commissioners - licensing

  14. Environmental Health • Public Health Acts 1948-1974 - lost health functions to NHS • Responsible for trading standards, consumer protection, waste collection, noise/air pollution

  15. Waste • Responsible for disposal of waste collected by collection authorities • Provide waste transfer sites • Contract out waste collection service • Recycling schemes • In recent years collections have become fortnightly to save money

  16. Pollution • Environmental Protection Act 1990 divides processes into two lists: List A - large chemical plants, steel works, oil refineries List B - small power plants, glass works, incinerators (council/hospital) • List B is subject to LA enforcement and List A by the Environment Agency • Enforcement notices can be served if regulations are broken

  17. Nuisances • EPA 1990 allows LA to deal with statutory nuisances which are prejudicial to health or a nuisance. • Abatement Notices served on those responsible for nuisance • Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) have been used to tackle noise pollution

  18. Food Safety • EHO’s ensure food premises are up to an adequate standard • EHO’s inspect and can seize suspicious food • Issue improvement notices to owners of food businesses

  19. Other Environmental Health duties • Trading Standards – weights and measures • Sunday trading • Trade descriptions • Licensing – Licensing Act 2003

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