Local Government Act 2000

Local Government Act 2000
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision with respect to the functions and procedures of local authorities and provision with respect to local authority elections; to make provision with respect to grants and housing benefit in respect of certain welfare services; to amend section 29 of the Children Act 1989; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2000 c. 22
Introduced by	Hilary Armstrong (Commons); Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lords)
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland (in part); Northern Ireland (in part);
Dates
Royal assent	28 July 2000
Commencement	various
Other legislation
Amends	Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992;
Amended by	Adoption and Children Act 2002; National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006; Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016; Policing and Crime Act 2017; Wales Act 2017; Elections Act 2022; English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Local Government Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales.