Local Government Act 2000
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The Local Government Act 2000 is a UK law that reformed the structure and decision-making of local authorities, introducing new executive arrangements such as elected mayors and cabinets to improve accountability and transparency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Local Government Act 2000 canonical | 9 |
| Local Government Act 2000 (as amended) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| affects |
principal councils in England
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principal councils in Wales ⓘ |
| aimedTo | separate executive and scrutiny functions in local authorities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local authorities in England
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local authorities in Wales ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | in stages after 2000 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
codes of conduct for members
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ethical framework for councillors ⓘ standards committees ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enabled | referendums on elected mayors ⓘ |
| establishedRequirement |
local authorities to adopt a constitution
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local authorities to create overview and scrutiny committees ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | England and Wales ⓘ |
| governs | internal political management of local authorities ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | executive arrangements for local authorities ⓘ |
| introducedExecutiveArrangements |
elected mayor and cabinet
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elected mayor and council manager ⓘ leader and cabinet ⓘ |
| introducedModel | strong leader model of local authority governance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 2000 c. 22 ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyResponsibleForImplementation | Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at time of enactment) ⓘ |
| legislativeType | public general Act ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision with respect to the constitution, structure, powers and functions of local authorities and other bodies; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| policyArea |
local government
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public administration ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
improvement of accountability in local government
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improvement of transparency in local government ⓘ reform of local government decision-making structures ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Localism Act 2011 ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | traditional committee system of local authorities (in most cases) ⓘ |
| requires |
forward plans of executive decisions
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publication of key decisions by the executive ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2000-07-28 ⓘ |
| section |
Part I – Local authority constitution
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Part II – Executive arrangements ⓘ Part III – Overview and scrutiny ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Local Government Act 2000 self-link ⓘ |
| status | amended ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Local government — Law and legislation — Great Britain ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | constitutional reform of local authorities ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2000 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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Local Government Act 2000
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this entity surface form:
Local Government Act 2000 (as amended)