Providing a comprehensive account of local government’s legal and administrative framework, Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law:
Describes in detail the principles that run through all local authority decision-making
Looks at the core issues common to local authorities including: the way they come into existence, by reference to statute, their relationship with central government and general powers common to them
Includes local government finance law, the law governing how authorities determine their performance levels
Covers the liability and accountability, in law, of authorities, members and officers, both before the courts and by way of statutory supervision or accountability through local inquiries, external audit and Ombudsmen
Examines the rules which govern the way local authorities operate by administrative, European, domestic discrimination, and local audit
Takes into account the many constitutional and legal changes that have occurred recently in local government law
Anticipates the changes that the government is proposing and its effect on local government functions