The Local Government Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 26) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee.
This act provided for general unearmarked grants to be provided to local authorities "as nearly as possible on the basis of financial need."Local Government and Central Control, Chapter III: Local government finances It established Exchequer Equalisation Grants (EEG) as the new block grant for local authorities. As noted by Ken Young and Nirmala Rao, these new grants were based on "the ratio between the average rateable value per head in each local authority and the average rateable value per head throughout the country." The purpose of the EEG formula was to ensure that no local authority would fall below a national minimum of financial resources.Local government since 1945 by Ken Young and Nirmala Rao
Section 132 of the act allowed local authorities to spend up to the product of a 6d rate for the provision of music, drama, entertainment, and other cultural endeavours. According to Janet Minihan,
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 147(1) of the act repealed 79 enactments, listed in parts I, II, III, IV and V of the second schedule to the act, respectively. +Part I - consequential upon parts I and II of the actCitationShort titleExtent of repeal19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17Local Government Act 1929Sections eighty-six to ninety-two, ninety-four to one hundred, one hundred and three and one hundred and four; in section one hundred and five the words "Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act" and the words "of General or Additional Exchequer Grant of"; sections one hundred and six to one hundred and twelve; proviso (a) to subsection (2) of section one hundred and thirty-one; section one hundred and thirty-five; and the Fourth and Fifth Schedules.19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929Sections fifty-three to sixty-three and sixty-five to seventy-one, seventy-three and seventy-eight; and the Seventh and Eighth Schedules.23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 8Local Government (General Exchequer Contributions) Act 1933The whole act.23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51Local Government Act 1933Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section one hundred and fifty-two and the Fifth Schedule.1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 22Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1937The whole act.1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 29Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1937The whole act.3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 13Old Age and Widows' Pensions Act 1940Section sixteen.4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 33Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1941The whole act.4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 45Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1941The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 24Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1946The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 25Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1946The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 81National Health Service Act 1946In section fifty-three, in subsection (1), the words from "and the grant shall be payable" to the end of the subsection, and the whole of subsections (3) and (4).10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 27National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947In section fifty-three in subsection (1), the words from "and the grant shall be payable" to the end of the subsection and the whole of subsections (4) and (5).10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947Section one hundred and forty-two. +Part II - consequential upon part III of the actCitationShort titleExtent of repeal17 Geo. 2. c. 3Poor Rate Act 1743The whole act.6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 96Parochial Assessments Act 1836The whole act.11 & 12 Vict. c. 110Poor Law Amendment Act 1848The whole act.13 & 14 Vict. c. 101Poor Law Amendment Act 1850The whole act.25 & 26 Vict. c. 103Union Assessment Committee Act 1862The whole act.27 & 28 Vict. c. 39Union Assessment Committee Amendment Act 1864The whole act, except sections six and thirteen.30 & 31 Vict. c. 102Representation of the People Act 1867Section seven.31 & 32 Vict. c. 122Poor Law Amendment Act 1868Section twenty-eight.32 & 33 Vict. c. 41Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act 1869In section thirteen, the words "the valuation lists and"; section seventeen; and, in section eighteen, the words "with the allowance of the rate by the justices".32 & 33 Vict. c. 67Valuation (Metropolis) Act 1869Sections six to forty-four; in section forty-five, the words from "shall be deemed to have been duly made" to "incorporated herewith and" and the words from "and of the fact" to "have been so inserted"; and sections forty-six to fifty, and fifty-five to seventy-four.38 & 39 Vict. c. 33Metropolis Management Act 1875Sections two to four.44 & 45 Vict. c. 20Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act 1869, Amendment Act 1882Section four.47 & 48 Vict. c. 5Valuation (Metropolis) Amendment Act 1884The whole act.51 & 52 Vict. c. 41Local Government Act 1888Subsection (10) of section forty-two and section forty-four.7 Edw. 7. c. cxlCity of London (Union of Parishes) Act 1907Sections fourteen and twenty-nine.15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 90Rating and Valuation Act 1925Subsection (4) of section one; section five; in subsection (8) of section eleven, the words "and for the purposes of the provisions of Part II of this Act relating to objections, appeals and proposals"; section fourteen; sections sixteen to nineteen; section twenty-three; sections twenty-five to forty-seven; subsections (1) to (3) of section fifty-three; in subsection (1) of section fifty-four, the words "of assessment committees and" and the word "respectively"; in subsection (1) of section fifty-five, the words "assessment committees and county valuation committees", and the words "valuation officers"; section fifty-seven; subsection (4) of section sixty-four; and the First, Fourth and Fifth Schedules.18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 8Rating and Valuation Act 1928Section four.18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 44Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act 1928Subsection (2) of section one; in subsection (2) of section seven, the definition of "assessment area"; and, in the Second Schedule, sections twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-eight and forty-four.19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17Local Government Act 1929Section fifteen; in section eighteen, paragraphs (f) and (h); and section seventy.20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 28Finance Act 1930Section thirty-two.22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 33Rating and Valuation (No. 2) Act 1932The whole act.1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 19Rating and Valuation (Postponement of Valuations) Act 1938The whole act.1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 63Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1938Subsection (2) of section four.1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 65Rating and Valuation (Air-Raid Works) Act 1938Subsection (3) of section one.2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 40London Government Act 1939Paragraph (6) of subsection (2) of section sixty-six and subsection (4) of section sixty-eight.3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 12Rating and Valuation (Postponement of Valuations) Act 1940The whole act. +Part III - consequential upon part V of this ActCitationShort titleExtent of repeal17 & 18 Vict. c. 91Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854In section twenty from the beginning of the section to the words "such companies"; and sections twenty-one and twenty-two.30 & 31 Vict. c. 80Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Amendment Act 1867Sections three and four; and in section nine, the words from "except that," to "items of this Act".57 & 58 Vict. c. 36Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Acts Amendment Act 1894In section two the words from "in place of" where first occurring to "its undertaking".19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17Local Government Act 1929In the Eleventh Schedule, subparagraph (2) of paragraph 17.20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 24Railways (Valuation for Rating) Act 1930Sections one to twenty-one; in section twenty-two, subsections (1) to (3), the proviso to subsection (4), subsections (6) and (8), and subsection (9) except the definition of the expression "Lands Valuation Appeal Court"; section twenty-three; in section twenty-four the words from "and shall be construed," to the end of the section; and the Schedules.23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 14London Passenger Transport Act 1933Section ninety-two.1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 2Railway Freight Rebates Act 1936In sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph 1 of the Schedule, the words from "and at the end of the said paragraph" to the end of the sub-paragraph.8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 34Hydro-Electric Undertakings (Valuation for Rating) (Scotland) Act 1945The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 61Railways (Valuation for Rating) Act 1946The whole act.10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49Transport Act 1947Section thirty-four. +Part IV - consequential upon changes as to Metropolitan Police Fund precepting powersCitationShort titleExtent of repeal10 Geo. 4. c. 44Metropolitan Police Act 1829Sections twenty-three to thirty-three.20 & 21 Vict. c. 64Metropolitan Police Act 1857Sections eleven to fourteen.24 & 25 Vict. c. 124Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1861Section seven.31 & 32 Vict. c. 67Police Rate Act 1868The whole act.32 & 33 Vict. c. 67Valuation (Metropolis) Act 1869In section forty-five, the words "the metropolitan police rate".9 Edw. 7. c. 40Police Act 1909Section two.9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 46Police Act 1919In section seven the words "so much of section twenty-three of the Metropolitan Police Act, 1829, as amended by any subsequent enactment, as limits the annual sum to be provided for the purposes of the metropolitan police and".15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 90Rating and Valuation Act 1925Subsection (6) of section sixty-four.19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17Local Government Act 1929Paragraph 5 of the Tenth Schedule.