local authority

British

noun

US equivalent: local government. the governing body of a county, district, etc

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It said such a body could address big pay disparities between local authorities and term-time only pay.

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In the letter to the councils, which was reported by The Telegraph, Reed says that local authorities should not be offering "full-time pay for part-time work".

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The letter has been written by Fields in Trust, a charity that works with local authorities and communities to protect parks and playing fields from development.

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This included promising a mayor for every region and merging areas where there are currently two tiers of local authority by 2028.

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Rich, who works as a veteran support officer for a local authority, said all the families took part in a mission to search for Santa.

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