a system of government that operates at local level providing services to its community

a local, direct tax calculated on the basis of the value of a property and the number of people living there

a sum of money gifted by an organisation or person that does not need to be repaid

What are local councils and what do they do?

Citizenship

Pupils look at the role of local and national government and identify reserved and devolved powers in the UK.

running local services like transport and housing

What is the main role of a local council?

from government funding, council tax, and business rates

Where does a local council get its funding from?

running public transport and waste collection

Which of these is a service provided by local councils?

the value of a property and the number of people living there

A sum of money given by an organisation that does not need to be repaid is called a {{}}.

essential local services like schools and waste collection

money collected from residents to fund council services

money given to support services, sometimes as a grant

Match the term to its correct definition:

What is this describing? A system of government that operates at a local level providing services to its community.

A council {} is someone with specialist knowledge who works for the council and supports local councillors to make decisions for the local area.

All local councils are run in the same way.

Local councils only provide services to cities, not rural areas.

There are different types of councils who operate in different ways.

Which of the following statements is true about local councils?

issues or matters on which regional areas can decide.

issues or matters on which the UK Government can decide.

when the central government makes decisions on the majority of issues.

Match the sentence starter to the rest of the sentence.

Complete this sentence: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own parliaments or ....

Devolution has ended, and no new powers will be devolved.

Devolution is still evolving, with powers continuing to be transferred.

Devolution only affects Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Devolution means that all decisions are made by the UK Government.

Which of the following best describes devolution?