A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information on UK Government and devolved Government plans and ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste and examples of voluntary initiatives from the plastics industry, environmental groups and retailers.
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Local authorities: the general power of competence (1 MB, PDF)
The general power of competence is a new power available to local authorities in England to do “anything that individuals generally may do”. It was provided for in the Localism Act 2011 and replaces the well-being powers in the Local Government Act 2000. It was brought into force for local authorities on 18 February 2012.
The power extends to England only. Scottish and Welsh local authorities have a general ‘well-being’ power, equivalent to the one in the Local Government Act 2000. The Welsh Government plans to introduce a general power of competence for its local authorities. The Northern Ireland Executive did so in 2014.
This note gives information on the policy background to the new power, and looks at some of the issues relating to its introduction, including the ‘prayers case’ at Bideford Town Council and the ‘LAML case’ regarding the well-being power in the 2000 Act.
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Local authorities: the general power of competence (1 MB, PDF)
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A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No.2) Bill 2019-21
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This Commons Library briefing paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and evidence of the impacts of these pressures on social care and health services. The paper explains the additional funding committed to adult social care between 2016/17 and 2020/21, and outlines concerns about a social care funding gap and future financial uncertainty.
