1. Local Government in the United Kingdom
Helen Ball BA (Hons) FILCM
Town Clerk
Beverley Town Council, East Yorkshire, UK

2. Local Government in the UK
What is Local Government about?
What it delivers?
How Parish & Town Council are involved in Local Government?
How does a Town Clerk fit in?
Sharing best practice?

3. How do we get from Whitehall to Beverley?
10 Downing Street, London
County Hall, Beverley

4. What is Local Government?
Local Government is the way in which the country’s governance & administration is carried out and its public services delivered

5. Local Government Objectives
Delivery of national objectives
Using National & Local resources to meet the diverse requirements of different neighbourhoods & communities
About securing a strategy for the local community, delivering the right outcomes by managing and using its assets effectively, working with central government as well as with local communities and local businesses in its area

6. Central Government National Health Service Social Benefits & Pensions
Defence
Further/Higher Education
Sets National Policy

7. Regional Government 9 Regions
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland (self governed)
Government Offices
Regional Development Agencies

8. Constitutional Arrangements of Local Government
Varies across the Country
Shire Counties
Shire Districts
Metropolitan Districts
Government Offices in the Regions
Parish & Town Council
Single Purpose Authorities
Many Shire Districts/Counties are becoming Unitary Authorities

9. London London Boroughs City of London
Greater London Authority Directly Elected Mayor of London
Metropolitan Police Authority
London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority
Transport for London
London Development Agency

10. What Local Government does?
Education
Schools
Pre-school
Adult Education
Youth Services
Transport
Highways
Streetlighting
Traffic Management & Parking
Public Transport
Airports & Harbours
Social Services
Children & Family Services
Fostering & Adoption
Youth Justice
Services for the Elderly
Services for people with Learning Disabilities
Housing
Council Housing
Benefits & Welfare
Planning
Building & Development Control
Planning Policy
Conservation Areas/Listed Buildings
Economic Development
Cultural Services
Archives/Museums/Art Galleries
Parks & Open Spaces
Allotments
Libraries
Sport
Tourism
Environment
Cemeteries/Crematoria/Mortuaries
Consumer Protection
Environmental Health – Food/Pest/Pollution
Licensing
Toilets
Waste Collection & Disposal
Street Cleansing
Protective Services
Police
Fire
Courts
Other
Tax Collection
Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Elections
Emergency Planning

11. Who Does What? Metropolitan Areas Shire Counties London Education a
Metropolitan District Councils
Single Purpose Authorities
County Councils
District Councils
Unitary Authorities
City of London
London Borough Councils
Greater London Authority
Education a
Highways
Transport
Passenger Transport
Social Services
Housing
Libraries/Museums
Leisure/Recreation
Environmental Health
Waste Collection
Waste Disposal
Development Control
Strategic Planning
Police
Fire
Courts
Taxation

12. Spending

13. Parish & Town Councils 8700 Parish Council 400 are Town Councils
1500 Parish Meetings
70,000 Parish Councillors
Have limited Duties but Extensive Powers

14. Powers & Duties of Parish Councils
Highways
Byelaws
Footpaths
Street Lights
Car Parking
Traffic Calming
Transport
Bus Shelters
Community Transport
Leisure/Recreation
Conference Facilities
Parks / Playing Fields
Commons / Open Spaces
Boating Lakes
Community Centre / Village Halls
Environmental Health
Allotments
Clocks
Litter Bins
Seats
Toilets
Burial Grounds / Crematoria / Mortuaries
War Memorial Halls
Markets
Development Control
Planning Applications
Strategic Planning
Parish & Town Plans
Tourism

15. Yorkshire & Humber Region
5million population
£78billion turnover
Home of Walmart-UK
Famous Yorkshiremen
Patrick Stewart
Captain Cook
Guy Fawkes
Mel B (Spice Girls)
21 Local Authorities
1200 Parish & Town Councils

16. East Riding of Yorkshire
168 Parish & Town Councils
Beverley is the County Town of East Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire Council based in Beverley

17. Parish Council Services
Stroud Town Council, Gloucestershire
Barby & Onley Parish Council, Northamptonshire
Forest Row Parish Council, East Sussex
Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Parish Council, Staffordshire

18. Activities Beverley Town Council

19. The Role of the Town Clerk
Proper Officer of the Council
Professional Advice on the laws of governance
Implements Council Decisions
Financial Administrator
Community Advocate
“Jack of all Trades!”

20. Fun Side of being a Town Clerk

21. Categories of Young People in the UK

22. Active Engagement with Young People
Tomorrow’s Guardians of your Town
Large proportion of your population
They have an opinion
They have a tough time
Youth Workers
Skateparks/Play Parks
Youth Council

23. Young People in Beverley

24. Helen Ball BA (Hons) FILCM Town Clerk Beverley Town Council
12 Well Lane, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 9BL
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