Local Government Act 2000

The Local Government Act 2000 is a UK law that changed how local governments in England and Wales work. It aimed to:

  • Give local councils more power to improve their local economy, society, and environment.
  • Make councils switch from using committees to having a leader (like a mayor) and a cabinet to make decisions. People could vote for the mayor in some areas.
  • Separate the roles in councils, so some councillors check the work of the leaders.
  • Create rules for how councillors should behave, with a national group to handle complaints.
  • Make councils publish how they work.[1]

One big change was letting areas have directly elected mayors. By 2017, most local referenda on this idea failed, and only a few areas chose to have one. Out of 53 referenda only 16 resulted in a directly elected mayor.[2] Other mayors in the UK are mostly for ceremonial purposes. Directly elected mayors are like older types of powerful mayors in Britain and some other European countries.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act 2000". www.legislation.gov.uk. Expert Participation. Retrieved 2025-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "Reality Check: Do referendums bring about change?". BBC News. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Local Government Act 2000". www.legislation.gov.uk. Expert Participation. Retrieved 2025-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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