TY - BOOK AU - Sharland,John TI - A practical approach to local government law SN - 0199283478 (alk. paper) AV - KD4759 .S52 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Local government KW - Law and legislation KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes index; Origins and background -- Councillors -- Officers -- The structure of local government -- Meetings -- Powers of the local authorities -- Trading and charging powers -- By-laws and local legislation -- Elections -- Local authority companies -- Local authorities as landowners -- Local government ombudsman -- Challenges by way of judicial review and defence to actions -- Human rights -- Provisions of information and publicity -- Data protection -- Best value -- Contracts and procurement -- Public/private partnerships -- Competition and state aid -- Local authorities and the law of tort -- Local government finance - revenue -- Local government finance - capital -- Local government finance - audit UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006000266.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2006000266-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2006000266-b.html ER -