NCTJ Public Affairs 2019 updated to pass

NCTJ Public Affairs 2019able to outline the different structures - unitary, hybrid and two tier in different - correct answer - Unitary: "single tier, all-purpose" - Metropolitan counties - Bournemouth is to merge to make a super-council with Christchurch and Poole this year and be the largest and be a Unitary. - Two-Tier: Mainly in Shire counties - 1st Tier: Glos County Council - 2nd Tier: Stroud District, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucester City & Cotswold District - Hybrid: Both able to explain the duties and powers of the different types of principal local authorities (who does what) - correct answer - County Council role: Education, Adult + Child services, Transportation, Waste disposal, Arts, Museums and Libraries - District Council role: Housing/Planning, Collect tax/ Electoral registration, Street cleaning, Rubbish collection, Car parks able to recognise the roles of parish councils (community councils in Wales) - correct answer - The 'community' is the lowest tier of local government in Wales and is usually represented by a community council. A Welsh community is broadly equivalent to an English civil parish - Parish/Town council responsibilities/services: Footpaths, Bus shelters and park benches, Play areas and recreation grounds, Village greens/allotments, Village halls, Other very localised community services able to recognise how devolution may impact on the operation of local government and the introduction of combined/joint authorities in England - correct answer - Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 - designed to introduce directly elected mayors to combined local authorities in England and Wales and to devolve housing, transport, planning and poli9cing powers to them - Issues with local gov: complicated structure, bureaucracy/expensive, confusing for voters, publication of services (waste) and some councils too small or too large. able to explain the decision-making process - correct answer - Under Local Government Act 2000 all councils (except those with populations of fewer than 85,000) must: Change their decision-making processed adopt one of three government operational models.