ABSTRACT
Introduction: relevant local government authorities 1 .01 Local government in England and Wales, outside London, was completely reorganised on 1 April 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 came into force. The pattern of local authorities, following this and subsequent local government legislation, is now simpler than it was before 1974, but Greater London (reorganised in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963) is administered differently, and there are also differences which exist between England and Wales. These three parts of the country should therefore now be considered separately.
