Sentences with phrase «local authorities no power»

Clubs and bars open after 23:00 could face additional charges, helping to pay for the cost of policing late - night disturbance and disorder, if home secretary Theresa May hands local authorities the power to impose the «law and order» fee, the Observer newspaper reported.

Labour leadership candidate will say chancellor's devolution proposals give local authorities no power to prevent cuts, as he sets out vision for the north

In the Commons earlier today Gordon Brown said that he wanted to give local authorities the power to stop lap dancing clubs:

The Education (Wales) Measure 2011 gave local authorities the power to federate schools.

Local authority powers arise entirely from statute, either expressly or by implication.

Not exact matches

Authorities this week called on local internet providers, electricians and storage space units to report any unusual requests for power.

The local power authority has restored power to three - quarters of customers since Wednesday's blackout.

The authorities» attention was attracted by the abnormal surge of electricity usage by the local power grid operator.

This period of conquest gave opportunity for a series of warlords, called in the Bible «judges,» to seize power and become local despots, without any central authority to unite the people.

Its authority was denied and nullified by local and regional power.

I do hope that teachers will read this book as well as governors, those important people whose powers are being stolen in many Catholic maintained schools by local authority and - dare one say - diocesan bureaucrats.

Instead of skirting the issue, much of the heat the catholic church is taken would probably be alleviated by simply just requiring those in power to report abuse to local authorities and levying swift and severe punishment on those who condone and cover up abuses.

But many persons firmly believe that the majority of local congregations, though moribund, are constituted by mission - oriented Baptists; probably the only way to awaken them is to offer them new responsibilities, authorities and powers at the most immediate locus of need.

Local authorities must do everything in their power to continue investing in children's and family services that think about families holistically.

If you are involved in a private youth sports program which plays on publicly - owned fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.

However, such powers do not bestow on local authorities the ability to see and question children subject to elective home education in order to establish whether they are receiving a suitable education.

The necessary powers would be allocated to the Food Standards Agency and Local Authority staff.

These powers allow local authorities to insist on seeing children in order to enquire about their welfare where there are grounds for concern (sections 17 and 47 of the Children Act 1989).

For those students that are in receipt of an EHC plan, this normally ceases when a student turns 25, although local authorities have a power to extend an EHC plan until the end of the academic year in which the student turns 25.

The Act passed most of the powers of the GLC to the boroughs (and the remainder were taken back by the government), although the Inner London Education Authority survived as an independent body until 1988 (the Outer London Boroughs became the Local Education Authorities for their areas).

The high court ruling simply clarified that local authorities have no power to hold prayers as part of their formal meetings or to summon councillors to such a meeting at which prayers are on the agenda.

That includes control orders; pre charge detention; stop and search; the deportation of people engaged in terrorism in this country; measures to deal with organisations that promote hatred or violence; and the use of surveillance powers by local authorities.

If local authorities are likely to struggle in the wake of spending cuts, what does the Localism Bill offer by way of positive powers to allow local groups to set up their own services, and to propose new developments?

Local authorities» spending power is estimated to fall by up to a quarter over this spending period.

«The next Labour government will ensure the minimum wage is properly enforced, including by giving local authorities new powers, and would set a more ambitious target with an # 8 minimum wage where its value has been eroded and undermined in recent years,» Murray says.

The TSA intends to «switch on» its new powers for Housing Associations in December 2009 and across the Local Authority sector in April 2010.

Meanwhile, MPs and local governments want more powers entrusted to local authorities.

We also propose decentralising tax raising powers to local authorities, which the evidence shows boosts growth and improves public sector efficiency.

Local elected officials - Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo — Chris Collins, Erie County Executive — Patrick Curley, NY State Power Authority — Mayor Paul Dyster, Niagara Falls — David Franczyk, Buffalo Common Council Member — Jean Kessner, Syracuse City Council Member - Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes — State Senator William Stachowski — State Senator Antoine Thompson

The TSA will be consulting with tenants across 5 million households and their landlords - including Local Authorities, ALMOs and housing associations - to develop the new standards framework and implement the new powers granted in the Homes and Regeneration Act.

The plan is to devolve powers from Whitehall, giving local authorities more freedom and flexibility in the way they collect and spend money in their areas - but will it work?

In local authorities elsewhere, where Labour has been in power for 25 years or more, the LibDems have (very properly IMO) challenged this as entrenched power and called for change.

Virgin Islands officials initially weighed bringing in about 50 stateside workers to boost the local Water and Power Authority in the race to restore electricity, Bloomberg said.

A directly - elected metro mayor will have powers and responsibilities to make strategic decisions across whole city regions, in contrast to existing city mayors (which are also directly elected) or local council leaders that only make decisions for, and on behalf of, their local authority.

Titles like the Ooni of Ife, Aareonokankafo of Yorubaland, Deji of Akure, Bobagunwa ilu Egba, and Alaafin of Oyo bring a great deal of respect, influence, and power in certain Nigerian communities.6 According to Nigerian scholar Ali Yahaya (2005: 242), traditional authorities «exercise considerable influence and are consulted by the federal, state, and local governments.»

In an idea very similar to that proposed by Iain Duncan Smith, the public services policy group will say that parents should have the power to set up new schools to rival those of local education authorities:

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

The Corporation is unique among British local authorities for its continuous legal existence over many centuries, and for having the power to alter its own constitution, which is done by an Act of Common Council.

These new powers need to be exercised across and with the consent of a number of local authorities because in the majority of cases they affect issues like transport and planning, which span across local authority boundaries.

The local authorities in that area maintain the same powers over housing as before, but the metro mayor is consulted on planning applications that are of strategic importance to the whole city region.

These newly established positions will lead combined authorities set up by groups of local councils with additional powers and funding.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is also to be awarded new powers relating to business growth, local skills and health and social care.

«Real localism will only be achieved by delivering real powers, including a range of tax - raising and revenue - generating powers for local authorities.»

The present Government's scheme for a northern powerhouse to be directed by a DEEM covering combined local authorities is promoted by the Treasury — to the amazement of many because in the past it has resisted decentralisation of powers, fiscal discretion and resources to elected local authorities, as George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted in his speech earlier this month.

Everyone from Al Quaeda to indie musicians have already used the «net to create international networks of support untied to traditional gatekeepers and authorities, and in the decades to come, distributed power production and 3 - D printers promise to shift even more power to the small, local and hard - to - control.

Certainly the flagship Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill does not devolve tax powers from Westminster to local authoriLocal Government Devolution Bill does not devolve tax powers from Westminster to local authorilocal authorities.

«If you curtail the power of an elected official via a local law you have to put it to a mandatory referendum and this would be a clear case where the underlying authority to establish fees is vested in the town board,» Sabatino said.

The power authority's service provider, PSEG Long Island, caused an uproar in East Hampton when it began installing a six - mile - long high - voltage transmission line between East Hampton Village and Amagansett, without, according to local officials, fully informing them of what was planned.

In a statement, Ms Spelman said: «We hope that the Liberal Democrats under Mr Clegg will join us in putting pressure on the government to devolve power to local authorities, communities and individuals, in our opposition to ID cards and in our commitment to social justice and environmental progress.»

The Court, in a judgment on a suit with reference number FHC / L / CS / 1098/07 filed by fishermen operating in Eti - Osa Local Government Area of the State, held that the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) lacked the Constitutional power to regulate inland waterways within the State.