LEGAL

Future legal challenges

LLG vice president Bev Cullen outlines the challenges ahead for local authority lawyers.

The world of local government lawyers is a dynamic one. With the General Election only weeks away, monitoring officers will be making preparations for that election and in some authorities, local elections.

The ‘purdah' period prior to the elections will commence at the end of this month, once Parliament is dissolved. It will impact upon the activities and publications of local authorities, restricting what decisions or policies can be made which will have significant impact and are politically contentious.

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