Local Government
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| 1 | RIPA: an overview of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers ... This practice note provides an overview of the five key parts of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: The interception of communications. The acquisition of communications data. Surveillance. Covert human intelligence. Accessing protected data. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | "Purdah": the decision-making of public bodies in a pre ... This note provides an overview of the implications of the political convention of "purdah" on the decision-making of central and local government and other public authorities in the lead up to a general election. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Commissioning and conducting public investigations and ... This practice note provides an introduction to the substantive issues and law relating to the commissioning and conduct of investigations and inquiries. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Contracts: capacity A note outlining the rules governing the capacity of an organisation or individual to contract. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Employment of children This practice note covers the main provisions governing the employment of children and the powers that local authorities have to regulate that employment. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Extent and devolution The note discusses the three devolved legislatures in the UK and the extent to which devolution has introduced new layers of complexity to the UK statute book. The note covers: The extent and application of the three jurisdictions within the UK. How Westminster legislation extends to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: public sector implications A note on the Protection of Freedoms Bill which received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 to become the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Public sector transparency programme and future ... A practice note on the government's transparency programme and future developments in the transparency agenda. The note: Provides an overview of the government's transparency requirements. Summarises some of the relevant guidance on implementing the transparency requirements. Highlights some of the privacy implications of the transparency requirements. Looks at the impact of the transparency requirements on public procurement processes. Looks at future legal developments in relation to transparency and rights to data. Provides a checklist to help public sector lawyers advise their organisations on the transparency requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | RIPA: Local authorities and the Regulation of Investigatory ... A practice note which examines the use by local authorities of certain investigative powers authorised under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). The note considers: The powers available to local authorities under the RIPA regime. The controversy surrounding their use by some local authorities. Other applicable legislation and policies that will also need to be considered. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | The legislative process in the UK and how Bills become law A note explaining the legislative process in the UK Parliament. It provides an overview of how Bills become Acts of Parliament and also explains the different types of Bill that can be introduced into Parliament. The note also explains delegated or secondary legislation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Vicarious liability This practice note addresses the circumstances in which vicarious liability arises, at common law and under statute. It also looks at the implications of vicarious liability, and the alternative bases for attributing liability where vicarious liability is not applicable. | Practice notes | Maintained |