3. • The aim of this session is to enable you to
understand the different levels of
government in the UK.
• The objective is that upon completion of
this session you will have studied:
– Local government and their responsibilities
4. Levels of government
• There are many levels of government.
• All levels have a direct or indirect impact
on our lives and the work of the uniformed
services.
• Today we will focus on:
– Local government
• All levels help to keep the country and the
public services running smoothly and
efficiently.
5. Local levels of government
• Town Councils
– Make local decisions
– Benefit local
communities
– See page 8 of the
course book 1
– Such as
• Bourne Town Council
6. Local levels of government
• Bourne is a small
town which is situated
in a district called
South Kesteven.
• South Kesteven is a
district situated in the
County of
Lincolnshire.
7. Local levels of government
• District and County
– Manage resources over a
larger geographical area
– Fairly independent and self-
determined (can make their
own decisions)
• South Kesteven District
Council (A district in
Lincolnshire)
• Lincolnshire County Council
(looks after all the district
councils in the county of
Lincolnshire)
• See page 8 of the course book
to read about district and
county council responsibilities.
• The County of
Lincolnshire and its
districts
8. Local levels of government
• Using the resources in the college
research some information about your
own:
– Town council
– District council
– County council
• Find out what they do for you.
• Feed back your findings to other members
of the group.
9. • The aim of this session was to enable you
to understand the different levels of
government in the UK.
• The objective was that upon completion of
this session you would have studied:
– Local government and their responsibilities
• Details of their responsibilities can be found on the
www or the VLE.
10. Any questions and review
• In this session we have explored:
– Local government
11. Look forward
• In our next session we will focus on:
– Central government and Parliament
