The
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Local Government Act 1988 is an
Act of the United Kingdom Parliament. It was famous for its controversial
section 28. This section prohibited local authorities from promoting, in a specified category of schools, "the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship".
The Act did have other effects also, and was rather a mixed bag of changes. Part I introduced compulsory tendering of contracts for certain types of activities. Part III allowed
housing authorities to provide financial assistance to people living in private property. Section 38 abolished
dog licences.
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Direct service organisation
A direct service organisation or direct labour organisation (DSO or DLO) is a business unit of a United Kingdom local authority or housing association which undertakes work specified by the Local Government Act 1988http://www.communities.gov.uk/do ...
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1988
Local government legislation in England and Wales