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Inter-communal co-operation in the UK

Inter-communal co-operation in the UK . Lee Digings 29 September 2005. Public law forms of co-operation. Joint authority . A separate legal entity. Examples: joint waste authority; combined or joint fire authority.

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Inter-communal co-operation in the UK

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  1. Inter-communal co-operation in the UK Lee Digings 29 September 2005

  2. Public law forms of co-operation • Joint authority. A separate legal entity. Examples: joint waste authority; combined or joint fire authority. • Joint committee. A form of governance, not a separate entity. Example: regional purchasing consortia. • Delegation of powers. One or more local authorities delegate powers to another.

  3. Private law forms of co-operation • Contract. Two or more local authorities enter into a contract for the carrying out of a task. Could be a contract with a third party (PPP contract). • Local authority company. Two or more local authorities entrust a task to a wholly-owned company (may be non-profit-distributing). • Joint venture company. Two or more local authorities entrust a task to a company controlled or influenced by a private sector partner.

  4. Current challenges in the UK • Efficiency programme. The drive to create shared services. • Teckal.Application of the two criteria to creation of shared services. • Legal structures. Need to support public law forms of co-operation with private law contracts.

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