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The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a sui generis single-tier authority, created in 1890 and since 1930 has held the "powers, duties and liabilities" of a county council. [52] It thus is not a unitary authority as those are such authorities created under the Local Government Act 1992 .
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These are responsible for services across the whole of a county, like: 1. education 2. transport 3. planning 4. fire and public safety 5. social care 6. libraries 7. waste management 8. trading standards
These cover a smaller area than county councils. They’re usually responsible for services like: 1. rubbish collection 2. recycling 3. Council Tax collections 4. housing 5. planning applications
In some parts of the country, 1 tier of local government provides all the local services listed above. In London and metropolitan areas some services, like fire, police and public transport, are provided through ‘joint authorities’ (in London by the Greater London Authority).
These operate at a level below district and borough councils and in some cases, unitary authorities. They’re elected and can help on a number of local issues, like providing: 1. allotments 2. public clocks 3. bus shelters 4. community centres 5. play areas and play equipment 6. grants to help local organisations 7. consultation on neighbourhood pla...
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Bristol City Council, formerly known as The Bristol Corporation (and colloquially as "The Corporation"), is the local government authority governing the city of Bristol, England. Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, successive royal charters granted increasing rights of local governance to Bristol. County status was attained in ...
In strict legal terms there is no such thing as a ‘unitary authority’. Where a restructure occurs, a district council will be made the county council for its area, or vice versa. Alternatively, where a new geographical unit is created, it is a district council exercising the powers of a county council, or vice versa.
Nov 24, 2020 · In Cumbria, North Yorkshire, and Somerset, each county council has expressed support for the creation of a unitary authority on the existing county boundaries. District councils in the area have begun work on alternative proposals for more than one unitary authority in each area affected. Any new unitary councils would be established in 2022 or ...
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The City of Bristol is a ceremonial county governed by a unitary authority; Bristol City Council. The city is divided into 34 wards, which each elect one, two or three councillors (depending on the population of the ward) for a four-year term. The whole council is elected every four years. [2]
