Local government in England

Global Industrial Fasteners Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts, 2016-2019 & 2024 - Highly Fragmented Industry Structure Characterized by Intense Competition

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Friday, March 8, 2019

A F Fasteners Acquires UFC Aerospace based in Southend, Essex

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A F Fasteners Acquires UFC Aerospace based in Southend, Essex
Monomoy Divests ContMid Holdings to A.Agrati, S.p.A
Fastenal Takes over Fasteners Inc.

MP’s launch an inquiry looking into local government finance

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Committee look to find out whether current funding for local government is able to meet demand for services now and in future

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  • The Committees work will seek to directly inform government policy towards local government funding in the Spending Review and beyond.
  • As the Government this week announced targeted funding to some struggling local areas, and ahead of the forthcoming spending review, it is the perfect time to look at the bigger picture of local government funding.
  • We have launched this inquiry to understand the impact of the current arrangements for funding local government services, and the effect this has in different areas, with different challenges and demands the total local funding and how this is calculated.
  • The current and forecast funding needs of local government and how these needs can be better understood at both a national and local level.

MP’s visit Manchester to discuss benefits of Active Travel

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Transport Committee speak to walking and cycling stakeholder groups, Olympian Chris Boardman and Great Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham about Active Travel

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  • Olympic Gold medal winner, Chris Boardman and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, are among the witnesses speaking to MPs.
  • In Manchester, the Committee will talk to Andy Burnham - Mayor for Greater Manchester, Chris Boardman Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Greater Manchester, and Councillor Angeliki Stogia - Executive Member for Environment and Skills for Manchester City Council, about their actions to make walking and cycling more attractive.
  • Offices of Transport for Greater Manchester (2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG), Thursday 7 March 2019
    At 11.45, the Committee will hear from walking and cycling stakeholder groups:
    At 12.30, MPs will question Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester City Council:
    Councillor Angeliki Stogia, Executive Member for Environment and Skills, Manchester City Council
    The Committee will quiz the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.
  • We want to hear how and why active travel has been prioritised in Greater Manchester.

Waller, Todd & Sadler to Conduct Facilities Study, Structural Analysis for Northampton Schools Building

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

Under this contract, the firm will conduct a facilities study and structural analysis of the Northampton Middle School/High School building.

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  • Under this contract, the firm will conduct a facilities study and structural analysis of the Northampton Middle School/High School building.
  • Waller, Todd & Sadler will evaluate the combined high school and middle school facility to determine its immediate and long-term needs, develop a detailed cost-benefit analysis and recommend prioritized options with associated costs.
  • Collins lauded the fact that the contract was determined by a joint committee, with representatives from the Northampton County Board of Supervisors and Northampton County Public Schools.
  • Waller, Todd & Sadler, a Woolpert Company, offers architecture, planning, interior design and LEED services to both public and private sector clients.

Parish and town councils: recent issues

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Tuesday, February 26, 2019This note addresses a range of recent issues affecting parish and town councils.

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  • House of Commons Library

    This note addresses a range of recent issues affecting parish and town councils.

  • It includes an explanation of what they are and their place in the local government structure; the powers they can exercise; how they may be established and abolished; and how complaints about them may be pursued.
  • It also includes details of some policy issues that have arisen in relation to parish and town councils in the mid-late 2010s.
  • This note applies to England only.

Winning Schools Announced in 2019 Great Reading Games, Learning Ally's National Reading Event

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

To view a complete list of winners, visit LearningAlly.org/GreatReadingGames

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  • To view a complete list of winners, visit LearningAlly.org/GreatReadingGames
    "We want to thank everyone who participated in this year's Great Reading Games," said Noland.
  • "Congratulations to the students for beating last year's record, and congratulations to their teachers for working tirelessly to support their students and instill in them a passion for reading and learning."
  • The Great Reading Games takes place in January and February to coincide with the National Education Association's Read Across America event.
  • To celebrate this year's participants and reading in general, Learning Ally will host a livestream webinar with Kwame Alexander, an American poet and best-selling author on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 11:00 am EST.

Lincoln International Releases Q4 Middle Market Index

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Lincoln International released today the Q42018 issue of its Lincoln Middle Market Index (Lincoln MMI).

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Lincoln International released today the Q42018 issue of its Lincoln Middle Market Index (Lincoln MMI).
  • The Lincoln Middle Market Index is an informational indicator only, and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security.
  • It is not possible to directly invest in the Lincoln Middle Market Index.
  • The Lincoln Middle Market Index has been created on the basis of information provided by third-party sources that are believed to be reliable, but Lincoln International has not conducted an independent verification of such information.

Local councils and other stakeholders questioned over road maintenance

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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Committee questions local councils, Transport for London and Transport for the West Midlands on local roads funding and governance

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  • The Transport Committee questions local councils, Transport for London and Transport for the West Midlands in their inquiry on Local roads funding and governance.
  • The Committee will be questioning local councils, Transport for London and Transport for the West Midlands about how they manage road maintenance, whether funding should be reformed, what innovations they are involved in trialling and how best practice can be better shared in a devolved environment.
  • Stephen Hall, Assistant Director Economy and Environment, Economy & Infrastructure, Cumbria County Council
    Andrew Loosemore, Head of Highways Asset Management, Kent County Council
    Lynne Stinson, Team Manager, Assets and Major Programmes Team, Leicestershire County Council
    Patrick Doig, Divisional Finance Director for Surface Transport, Transport for London (TfL)

Pre-election period of sensitivity

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019Restrictions on the use of public resources are in place during the pre-election period before elections and referendums. The Cabinet Office issues guidance for civil servants on their conduct during this period. Local elections are taking place in some parts of England on 3 May 2018.

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  • Restrictions on the use of public resources are in place during the pre-election period before elections and referendums.
  • The Cabinet Office issues guidance for civil servants on their conduct during this period.
  • This pre-election period is also known as the period of sensitivity and has often been referred to as purdah.

General elections

  • The pre-election period before general elections is not regulated by statute, but governed by conventions based largely on the Civil Service Code.
  • [1] Guidance for civil servants for the 2017 General Election was issued by the Cabinet Office on 20 April 2017.

Civil service guidance for local elections

  • Civil service guidance was published for the May 2018 local elections on 11 April 2018.
  • Guidance for civil servants for the local elections on 4 May 2017 was published on 10 April 2017.

Civil service guidance for devolved administration elections

  • The guidance for civil servants on their role and conduct during the election campaign period before the elections on 5 May 2016 (which included the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly elections) was published on 24 March 2016.
  • A ministerial statement gave details of the different pre-election periods for the different elections on 5 May 2016: The period of sensitivity preceding the local, mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections starts on 14 April, and in relation to the devolved administrations from 24 March for the elections to the Scottish Parliament; 30 March for the Northern Ireland Assembly; and 6 April for the National Assembly for Wales.

Guidance for local government

  • There is statutory guidance for local authorities about publicity during the period just before local elections.
  • The Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity is issued under section 4 of the Local Government Act 1986.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland


    Separate guidance was issued by the Scottish Government for civil servants in Scotland before the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections. The Welsh Government published guidance for its staff before the National Assembly elections. The Northern Ireland Executive published guidance on 7 March 2016.

Referendums

  • The period before referendums is regulated by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
  • As part of that inquiry it considered the operation of the period of sensitivity restrictions on referendums included in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act.

Directly-elected mayors

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019This briefing paper explains the status of directly-elected mayors in English and Welsh local government, and the routes to establishing them, including the use of local referendums. It also includes an up-to-date list of elected mayors and statistics on previous referendums.

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  • It also includes an up-to-date list of elected mayors and statistics on previous referendums.
  • The power to create directly-elected mayors was introduced into England and Wales by the Local Government Act 2000.
  • Directly-elected mayors may be introduced in England and Wales, but not in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
  • Mayors do not have powers over and above those available to non-mayoral local authorities.