LGA calls for greater local control
Author: Local Government Chronicle |
The Local Government Association is calling for a major programme of reform to give voters more local control over key public services
A manifesto has been published ahead of the LGA annual conference in Harrogate this week.
Proposals to give voters a greater say over how services are run locally include:
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Giving councillors the power to propose national legislation at Westminster and guaranteeing time for debate
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Giving councils a power to provide any public services not explicitly reserved for national government
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Setting business rates locally and ensuring those tax receipts are available improve local services
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Increasing the power of locally-elected councils to scrutinise new laws
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Giving local people more power over the national health service
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Linking parliamentary constituencies more closely with local authority boundaries to make MPs and councillors more accountable.