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M1: Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UKThe government are the people who are responsible for running the country. In the UK, the Prime Minister, who is
currently Boris Johnson, will lead the government with the support of both ministers and Cabinet. The political
party that wins the most seats at a General Election will then take charge of the Government for five years and the
leader of that party will become Prime Minister, until another five years pass and there is another General
Election. Governments are responsible for providing services in which individuals cannot effectively provide for
themselves. The three levels of government are the local, regional, and central government with the local
government being the smallest level. The government is split into these three levels to reduce the pressure of
workload on the government. This also means that each level can effectively fulfil their responsibilities to the best
of their ability which will overall give society the best possible outcome. Within this essay, I will explain the
different levels of government and their responsibilities in full detail.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The local government is the lowest form of government, however the local government is still vital for society. The
local government have five types of local authority in England: county councils, district councils, unitary
authorities, metropolitan districts, and London boroughs.
County councils cover the whole of the county Education
and provide the majority of public services
The local government are responsible for education
such as education, highways, transport
therefore they will make sure that everyone has the
planning, social care, passenger transport,
chance to reach their potential. The government also
waste disposal, libraries, emergency planning,
achieve a more productive economy, this is because the
trading standards and strategic planning.
increased amount of smart kids will go on to extreme
skilled jobs such as working for the NHS and the Police.
They are responsible for the teaching and learning for
children in the early years, in primary schools, secondary
schools and in higher education. They are also responsible
for the teaching, learning, and training for young people
and adults in further education, apprenticeships, and
traineeships. They are also responsible for the support of
professional teachers who work with children, young
people, and adult learners also helping the disadvantaged
Social Care children and young people so they can achieve more. In
education, the local government prioritise the best
Social care is also one of the many learning outcome for young and adult learners, this
responsibilities for the local includes them to ensure that the academic standards
government. This section covers how match with key comparator nations to try to achieve the
the government work with the best standards possible. They strive to bring the technical
hospitals to help with the essentials to education standards in line with the huge, leading
develop good health and care services, international systems which will ultimately increase the
they also make sure that people are learners understandings and they ensure that the
discharged home in a safe way. They education not only increases the minds capacity to hold
help with people who are information and to learn, but also to build character,
disadvantaged by having learning resilience and well-being for that individual.
disabilities and/or autism.
,Transport Planning
Transport planning is important for local
governments to fulfil as it is essentially the
process of using policies, investment, and
projects to plan and prepare for the
movement of people and goods to the
selected destination. This is all about
creating connections between people and
places and allowing accessibility in where
people need for everyday life to function.
Transport planning includes major road
building schemes, junction improvements,
new railway stations to walking networks.
This is an important responsibility to ensure
the movement of goods and people to
where they want to go.
Highways and roads
The local government are responsible for the highways and the roads, so they need to make sure that the surface
of this public rights of way is maintained at public expense and that the bridges over watercourses and farm
ditches are also maintained. Therefore, they need to make sure that any danger such as potholes are filled in to
prevent any accidents occurring at the location on the unsafe road. They are responsible for ensuring that any
obstructions are removed from the right of way and they must provide at least a 25% contribution to landowners’
costs for any replacements and maintenance for structures for the control of animals, this may include gates and
stiles. They also must make sure that there are no preventions or anything which may discourage the use of a
public right of way. They must provide signs where a public right of way leaves metalled roads and they also must
make sure that the public right of way is protected, this will increase the number of people using this public way if
they feel safe on it. If there is unreasonable weather on a certain day which may affect the driver and passengers
of a vehicle, they must provide safety measures to prevent any accidents.
Passenger transport
Passenger transport links with the
transport planning as they both look at
how to get the safest way for people to get
to their destination. Passenger transport
essentially looks at the safety of the
journey, this includes making sure the
roads are safe to drive on, or the train
tracks have no obstacles along the way.
The government provide funds to the local
authorities to help run and maintain the
road networks, to improve passenger
travel and to also help with developing
new major transport schemes.
, Waste management
Wase management is vital to keeping a clean environment for
humans. Waste management is managed by the local government
in where they invest around £852m per year on waste collection.
https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/efficiency-and-income-
generation/waste-management
Waste can produce a smell which is unpleasant, it can also produce
methane gas, which is explosive, this will contribute to the
greenhouse effect. Waste decomposes so this may cause pollution
this is why it is important to keep the area clean and safe for
everyone and their health, not only does cleaning the area help
humans but it also helps the environment this is why waste
management is important and the local government should
prioritise this responsibility.
Public Libraries
Public libraries in the UK are collections upon
collections of books and information which is
accessible to the local community. The councils
invest around £900 million per year into public
libraries, this is so the community can expand their
learning via the books held at the library. The library
books are free therefore this will encourage more
people to access these books which will prevent
them from spending their time online or being
unproductive, therefore they will expand their
knowledge and become smarter within the subjects
Emergency planning they read about. This will also result in a better
future for the UK as the information they learn they
Emergency planning is essentially the prevention of impacts from
could use in future skilled jobs. It is proven that
weather such as floods which can destroy buildings and sometimes
reading can also reduce the level of dementia by
kill people. The planning is to prevent disastrous things from
35%.
happening, as floods can take years to overcome and rebuild the
area depending on the impact. They must undertake risk https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/public-
assessments, manage business continuity, conduct emergency libraries
planning, and warn and advice the public during the times of the
emergency.
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