(M1) the Responsibilities of Different Levels of Government

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The Responsibilities of Different Levels of Government In this written task I’m going to be detailing the different responsibilities of each level of Government. These levels of government are: Local, Regional and National government. Local Government Local Government is more commonly known as ‘councils’ or ‘local authorities,’ there are 4 types of Local government all covering different sized areas. These types of council are: * County councils (council for counties e.g. Dorset) * Parish council (e.g. east Dorset) * Metropolitan council (e.g. London) * Unitary Authorities (e.g. towns, Poole, Bournemouth) What is most important is not the name of a council but instead the services they provide for citizens. County and Metropolitan councils are responsible for services across the whole of a county or city, like education, transport services, planning, fire and public safety, social care, libraries, waste management and trading standards for their area. Parish (Borough) councils cover a smaller area, often a town or rural area, and are usually responsible for services such as rubbish collection and recycling, council tax collection, leisure services and housing. Unitary authorities are councils that provide one tier of local government and provide all services. Confusingly these can also be called city councils or borough councils or just councils! Overview of most Local Government responsibilities: * Education * Transport * Planning- land, housing, commercial building projects * Fire and public safety, social care, libraries, waste management and trading standards * Rubbish collection * Recycling * Council tax collection * Leisure services * Housing * Local policing * Local fire-fighting services * Street cleaning and street lighting These Local Governments are elected and can help on a

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