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Local Government Act 1988 in England

1988 c. 9 · Enacted 24 March 1988 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 4 February 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 2words substitutedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 217
s. 7(3)(a)repealedLocal Government Act 1992 s. 29 Sch. 4 Pt. 1

An Act to secure that local and other public authorities undertake certain activities only if they can do so competitively; to regulate certain functions of local and other public authorities in connection with public supply or works contracts; to authorise and regulate the provision of financial assistance by local authorities for certain housing purposes; to prohibit the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities; to make provision about local authorities’ publicity, local government administration, the powers of auditors, land held by public bodies, direct labour organisations, arrangements under the Employment and Training Act 1973, the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland, the auditing of accounts of local authorities in Scotland, and dog registration, dog licences and stray dogs; and for connected purposes.

[24th March 1988]

C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Act: Transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Contents

  1. Preliminary Repealed
  2. 1Defined authorities. Repealed
  3. Works contracts: restrictions Repealed
  4. Functional work: restrictions Repealed
  5. Accounts, reports and information Repealed
  6. Sanctions Repealed
  7. Miscellaneous Repealed
  8. Part II: Public Supply or Works Contracts
  9. 17Local and other public authority contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations.
  10. 18Race relations matters. Repealed
  11. 19Provisions supplementary to or consequential on section 17.
  12. 20Duty of public authorities to give reasons for certain decisions within section 17.
  13. 21Transitional duty of public authorities as regards existing lists.
  14. 22Exclusion of charges for inclusion in approved list.
  15. 23Commencement.
  16. Part III: Privately Let Housing Accommodation
  17. 24Power to provide financial assistance for privately let housing accommodation.
  18. 25Consent required for provision of financial assistance etc.
  19. 26Consents under section 25.
  20. Part IV: Miscellaneous and General
  21. Miscellaneous
  22. 27Local authority publicity.
  23. 28Prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material. Repealed
  24. 29Local government administration.
  25. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 31Land held by public bodies.
  27. 33Local authority companies. Repealed
  28. 34Arrangements under Employment and Training Act 1973.
  29. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 37Dog registration scheme.
  31. 38Abolition of duty on dog licences. Repealed
  32. 39Control of stray dogs. Repealed
  33. General
  34. 40Finance.
  35. 41Repeals.
  36. 42Citation and extent.
  37. Schedule 1: Competition
  38. Collection of refuse
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. Cleaning of buildings
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. Other cleaning
  43. 3Paragraph 3
  44. Catering: schools and welfare
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. Other catering
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. Maintenance of ground
  49. 6Paragraph 6
  50. 6ASupervision of parking
  51. Repair and maintenance of vehicles
  52. 7Paragraph 7
  53. 7AManagement of vehicles
  54. Managing sports and leisure facilities
  55. 8Paragraph 8
  56. 9Housing management
  57. 10Security work
  58. 11Legal services
  59. 12Construction and property services
  60. FINANCIAL SERVICES
  61. 13Paragraph 13
  62. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
  63. 14Paragraph 14
  64. PERSONNEL SERVICES
  65. 15Paragraph 15
  66. Schedule 2: Public Supply or Works Contracts: The Public Authorities
  67. Public authorities
  68. Interpretation
  69. Paragraph
  70. Schedule 3: Local Government Administration
  71. Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. 4Paragraph 4
  76. 5Paragraph 5
  77. 6Paragraph 6
  78. 7Paragraph 7
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. 9Paragraph 9
  81. 10Paragraph 10
  82. 25APower of auditor to issue prohibition order.
  83. 25BEffect of and appeals against prohibition orders.
  84. 25CSupplementary provisions as to prohibition orders.
  85. 25DPower of auditor to apply for judicial review.
  86. Schedule 5: Land Held by Public Bodies
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6
  93. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) Repealed
  94. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30) Repealed
  95. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  96. Schedule 7: Repeals
  97. IPublic Supply or Works Contracts
  98. IILocal Government Administration
  99. IIIDirect Labour Organisations
  100. IVDog Licences