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Geoff White University of Greenwich Introduction In employment terms local government is the largest component within the British public sector and employs around 12 per cent of the total labour force. Current employment is around 2.6 million people (including school teachers, firefighters and the police), of which 1.2 million are employed in education services. is composed of 470 independent local authorities in Local government the UK (LGMB 1996: 10). These local councils provide a range of public services including education, social services, housing, leisure and fire services. are run by central Unlike other parts of the public sector, where services elected local government or government appointees, local councils are run by powers and duties is councillors and, while the framework for local government in the use of this provided by Parliament, actual administration and discretion power is at focal level. and the Given the range of local government responsibilities activities workforce comprises a wide range of occupations. Some local government - workers groups are majority female sectors for example 80 per cent of manual and 65 per cent of APT&C staff are women. Local government employment reached its peak in 1988 at over three million but has been falling
Public Policy and Administration – SAGE
Published: Oct 1, 1997
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