Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London

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The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London was a UK government-appointed body that reviewed and recommended reforms to the structure and organization of local government in the Greater London area in the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public inquiry
royal commission
alsoKnownAs Herbert Commission
appliesToJurisdiction Greater London
Greater London
surface form: London metropolitan area
appointedBy UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom

Conservative government of the United Kingdom
surface form: UK Conservative government
archivesAt The National Archives
surface form: The National Archives (United Kingdom)
chairperson Edmund Compton
commissionedBy British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1963
field local government
public administration
urban planning
focusesOn democratic representation in London local government
efficiency of local government services
metropolitan governance
hasEffect establishment of new London boroughs
redrawing of London local authority boundaries
hasLegalForm temporary advisory body
hasPurpose recommend reforms to local government in Greater London
review structure of local government in Greater London
inception 1960
influenced London Government Act 1963
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeOutcome London Government Act 1963
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
namedAfter Greater London
partOf British system of royal commissions
product report on local government in Greater London
recommendation creation of Greater London Council
reorganization of London boroughs
reportPublished 1960s
subjectHasRole advisor to UK government on London local government
timePeriod 1960s
topic boundaries of Greater London
coordination of services in metropolitan London
distribution of powers between local authorities

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London Government Act 1963 relatedTo Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
London Government Act 1963 basedOnReportOf Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
this entity surface form: Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London (Herbert Commission)