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What legal powers exist in relation to a Welsh local authority awarding funding to a project outside of its geographical area? Are there any legal restrictions on the award of funding by a Welsh local authority to a project based in another authority's geographical area?

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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk
Published on: 10 June 2022
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Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 provides that each new Principal council must establish and then maintain a fund, to be known as their council fund. All sums received must be paid into the council fund and all payments made out of it (save in respect of trust Funds). Accounts of sums paid into and out of the council fund must be kept, which may be classed as general and special accounts. The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014, SI 2014/3362, provides further obligations on principal councils to put in place internal controls.

Broadly local authorities have an obligation to promote economic, social

Chris Bryden
Chris Bryden

Barrister, 4 King’s Bench Walk

Chris was called to the Bar in 2003 and since that time has built a busy practice across a range of areas, with an emphasis on Chancery practice. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and expertise in each area. He appears regularly in the County Court, Family Court and the High Court as well as various specialist Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level. He has extensive and wide-ranging experience particularly in the areas of wills, probate and inheritance disputes; property including adverse possession, boundary disputes and issues arising out of trusts of land; company and commercial work and financial remedies. Chris is head of the Family Group and head of the Property Team at 4KBW.

Chris is the author of numerous articles in publications such as the New Law Journal, Counsel and Family Law, amongst many other titles, and is the co-author of Social Media in the Workplace: A Handbook (2015, Jordan Publishing).

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Local authority definition
What does Local authority mean?

The County, Unitary or london borough Council for a defined area.

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