Local Authorities are made up of Unitary, Metropolitan, County, District and London Borough councils. The unitary system of local government was adopted by Scotland and Wales in the 90s, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Island Councils already had unitary status; although a number of unitary councils have been created in England, the two tier system has been retained as this is deemed to be the most effective approach to meeting the needs of many areas. While legally required to provide certain functions, local authorities have complete autonomy in how they are structured and how they provide services.
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Type of Organisations |
No of Orgs |
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Consortium/Partnership |
1 |
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District Council (Northern Ireland) |
26 |
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English County Council |
34 |
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English Non-Metropolitan District |
194 |
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English Unitary Authority |
53 |
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Fire Authority |
61 |
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Greater London Authority |
1 |
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Islands Council (Scotland) |
3 |
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LA Purchasing Organisation |
13 |
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Leisure Trust |
65 |
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Local Authority Association |
6 |
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London Borough |
33 |
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Metropolitan Council (England) |
37 |
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National Park Authority |
11 |
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NI Housing Executive |
1 |
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Offshore Island Council |
2 |
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Passenger Transport Authority |
7 |
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Police Authority |
56 |
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Scottish Unitary Authority |
30 |
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Welsh Unitary Authority |
22 |
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Administration/Planning |
Best Value | Business Development/Franchising | Business Management | Central Administrative Services | Cleaning Buildings | Corporate/Strategic Planning | Customer Services | Electoral Registration | Freedom of Information | Members Services | Monitoring Officer | Operational Services | Printing/Reprographics | Property Enquiries/Local Land Charges | Quality Assurance | Scrutiny |
Building/Engineering |
Architectural Services | Technical Services | Direct Service Operations |
Communications |
International Relations/Marketing | Public Relations/Marketing |
Economic Development |
Economic Planning | Industrial Development |
Education |
Acedemic Services | Education | Schools IT/Computing | Special Needs Education | Education Strategy | Education Welfare | Grants | Pupil Assessment | Pre-School/Early Years Education | Education Psychology | Adult Education | Lifelong Learning |
Emergency Services |
Emergency Planning | Fire Service | Police and Fire Authorities |
Environmental |
Contaminated Land | Environmental Health | Environmental Health - Food Safety | Green/Conservation/Substainability | Recycling Education/Promotion | Refuse Collection | Refuse Disposal | Sewerage | Street Cleaning | Street Scene |
Financial |
Accounting | Central Audit Services | Central Financial services | Council Tax/Rating/Valuation | Departmental Finance | Housing Benefits | Insurance Services | Payroll | Revenues |
Food |
Catering |
Health |
Cemeteries and Crematoria | Cleansing | Community Safety | Medical Services | Public Health |
Heritage/Museums |
Museums | Art Galleries |
Housing |
Care/Support/Homelessness | Housing Development | Housing Maintenance | Housing Management/Tenant Services | Housing - Overall Responsibility |
IT/Computing |
Central Computing | Central Internet l GIS | IT Departmental Support | IT Network Management | Departmental Computing | eGovernment | Telecommunications |
Land/Property/Estates |
CCTV | Energy Management | Facilities/Property Management | Fleet/Transport Management | Health & Safety - Internal | Security |
Legal/Law and Order |
Central Legal Services |
Library/Information |
Archives | Information Services (Internal) | Libraries Services | Libraries Business/Reference | Research/Information/Records Management |
Partnership/Co-ordination |
Community Services/Development | Economic/Community Regeneration | European Liaison | Local Strategic Partnerships | Service Co-ordination & Partnerships | Tourism Promotion | Town Centre Management | Voluntary Sector Liaison |
Personnel/Human Resources |
Central Personnel Services | Departmental Personnel Services | Equality Issues |
Purchasing/Procurement |
Central Contract Management | Central Purchasing of Supplies | Departmental Purchasing/Contracts |
Recreation/Sport |
Arts | Public Parks/Grounds Maintenance | Recreation/Leisure Centres | Sports | Recreation/Leisure Services |
Regulation/Control |
Building Control | Licensing | Markets | Town and Country Planning | Development Control | Local Plans | Structure/Unitary Plans | Trading Standards |
Social Security/Welfare |
Benefits | JobCentre | Travel Concessions (OAPs etc) |
Social Services |
All Adult and Children's functions, please request a breakdown |
Training |
Central Staff Training | Departmental Training |
Transport/Highways |
Car Parks (Off-Street) | Highways | Client Highways | Contractor/Consultant | Engineering | Highways Maintenance | Road Safety | Street Lighting | Traffic Control/ITS | Traffic Management | Public Transport Subsidies | Transport Planning |
