Local Government, Local Legislation: Municipal Initiative in Parliament from 1858–1872

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R.J.B. Morris

Local Government, Local Legislation

Municipal Initiative in Parliament from 1858–1872

R.J.B. Morris

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Routledge
28 June 2018

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Regional government; Legal history

In the mid-Victorian period, when British international influence and power were at their height, concerns about local economic and social conditions were only slowly coming to be recognised as part of the obligations and expectations of central government.

Adopting a legal history perspective, this study reveals how municipal authorities of this period had few public law powers to regulate local conditions, or to provide services, and thus the more enterprising went direct to Parliament to obtain

– at a price – the passing specific local Bills to address their needs. Identifying and analysing for the first time the 335 local Parliamentary Bills promoted by local authorities in the period from the passing of the Local Government Act 1858 to the first annual report of the Local Government Board in 1872, the book draws three main conclusions from this huge mass of local statute book material. The first is that, far from being an uncoordinated mass of inconsistent, quixotic provisions, these Acts have a substantial degree of cohesion as a body of material. Second, the towns and cities of northern England secured more than half of them. Thirdly, the costs of promotions (and the vested interests involved in them) represented a huge and often wasteful outlay that a more pragmatic and forward-looking Parliamentary attitude could have greatly reduced.

By: R.J.B. Morris
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781138329836
ISBN 10: 1138329835
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 28 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword 1. The Sources, Structure and Scope of Local Legislation 2. The Context and Content of Local Bill Promotion 3. Passing the Bill: Formalities and Financing 4. Public Law and Private Initiative: The Wider Context of Local Legislation 5. The Texts and Technicalities of Local Legislation 6. The Powers and Purposes of Local legislation 7. Conclusion Appendices 1. Local Bills Promoted 1858–1872 2. Provisional Orders 1868–1872 3. Alphabetical List of Places Promoting Local Bills 1858–1872 Bibliography Index

Dr R.J.B.Morris, O.B.E. is a retired local government Chief Executive and lawyer with over 40 years’ interest in local legislation.