Local authority financial resilience
A Commons Library briefing on the financial resilience of local authorities.

Local Government Bill (HL): welfare services and social services functions (Bill 87 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/46.
Local Government Bill (HL): welfare services and social services functions (Bill 87 1999/2000) (155 KB , PDF)
Local Government Bill (HL): welfare services and social services functions (Bill 87 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/46.
Local Government Bill (HL): welfare services and social services functions (Bill 87 1999/2000) (155 KB , PDF)
A Commons Library briefing on the financial resilience of local authorities.
This 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.
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.