Giving councils clear legal freedom is the only way to ensure the Government’s new General Power of Competence for local authorities will work successfully, according to the New Local Government Network. It is urging the abolition of the ultra vires principle, which exists to prevent councils going beyond their powers, and instead to allow councils to take actions unless they are expressly forbidden by law.
People from under-represented groups now have a new web tool designed to bring them closer to politicians whose decisions govern their lives. The online public opinion bank – ‘oPob’ – has been created by the Citizen Society, a non-profit group that works towards greater representation for all.
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The Commissioning Support Programme offers a new approach to efficiency savings. A new Outcomes and Efficiency programme will support local authorities as they make significant cuts in their budgets for services to children and young people. The Programme provides free access to materials applicable across all services to children, young people and their families for local authorities and their partners.
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