01122pab a2200193 454500 180718b2000 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ellwood, Sheila Power to the parishes - a (missed) opportunity 2000 p.7-22 Summer Parish and town councils form the lowest tier of local government in England, but have been left out of government proposals for a new duty for local authorities. The proposed new duty will give local authorities wide-ranging power to promote economic and social well-being. Unlike principal authorities, it is likely that these grass-roots councils will have to rely on their power under s.137 to spend on activities outside their specific powers. This article reviews the findings of a recent national survey which was designed to assess the extent to which parishes are constrained by current s.137 arrangements. - Reproduced Local government - Great Britain Local government Waterston, Piers Tricker, Mike Local Government Studies 46169 46169 46169 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 26, Issue no: 2 AR46597 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR