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24-440: BBK may refer to: Education [ edit ] BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar , Punjab, India (founded 1967) Birkbeck, University of London , an English research university (founded 1823) Finance [ edit ] Barclays Bank of Kenya (founded 1916) Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (founded 1971) Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa , Basque Country, Spain (1990–2012) BBK,

48-425: A Swedish bandy club Brønshøj BK , a Danish football club Other uses [ edit ] BBK Electronics (Bu Bu Gao), a Chinese electronics producer BBK Russian Library-Bibliographical Classification (Bibliotechno-Bibliograficheskaya Klassifikatsiya), a Russian library classification system Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

72-648: A company involved in the 2007 BBK stock price manipulation incident Music [ edit ] "B.B.K." (song) , by Korn from their 1998 album Follow the Leader Boy Better Know , a British grime crew and label Breakbeat Kaos , a British drum and bass label Places [ edit ] Birkbeck Court , a student residence in Glasgow, Scotland Kasane Airport , Botswana White Sea–Baltic Canal (Russian: Byelomorsko–Baltiyskiy Kanal ) Sport [ edit ] Blåsuts BK ,

96-471: A documentary titled Sarhad ke Rakshak . The play Umrao Jaan participated in a five-day National Drama Festival organized by Urdu Academy, New Delhi. One College student represented Punjab at the festival of Teej celebrated in Gravesend, England. In 2008-09, the college folk artistes were part of a delegation to China selected by the government of India. Kent County Council Kent County Council

120-558: A group of 16 students and teachers presented as many as 50 programmes including the play Is Jagah Ek Gaon Tha at Woodville Halls Theatre , Gravesend , UK. The college dance troupe was part of the Indian Fair that was declared first among the 32 countries that participated in the Dubai International Dance Festival. The college artists presented a one-hour programme at Wagha Border for the release of

144-686: A range of leisure and cultural facilities including the Turner Contemporary; country parks; libraries; and enforcement services including trading standards and community safety. Kent County Council co-operates with the unitary Medway Council in many ways, for instance in the Kent and Medway Local Plan, and together they run joint agencies. Kent is combined with Medway for the purposes of representation in Parliament . The combined area elects 17 MPs, of whom 14 represent seats entirely within

168-547: A white and green livery, the Canterbury park & ride fleet silver and green. Coaches were painted both white & red, and yellow. Following an independent report criticising Kent County Council's trading companies, in December 2012 it was decided to close Kent Top Travel once its existing contracts expired. Kent Top Travel ceased trading on 1 October 2013. The Council is structured as follows: The County Council

192-475: Is a county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Kent in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county , which additionally includes the unitary authority of Medway . Kent County Council is the upper tier of elected local government, below which are 12 district councils , and around 300 town and parish councils . The county council has 81 elected councillors. It

216-538: Is based at County Hall , a complex of buildings on County Road in Maidstone which incorporates the old Sessions House of 1824, which had been the meeting place of the quarter sessions which preceded the county council. The council has various other buildings around the county as well. The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, strategic planning, emergency services, social services, public safety and waste disposal. Kent Top Travel

240-613: Is made up of 81 elected county councillors. The full council meets seven times a year to agree the council's Constitution and amendments to it, appoint the Leader, and approve the policy framework and budget (including the level of Council Tax ). The cabinet is made up of ten county councillors. The cabinet is responsible for the strategic thinking and decisions that steer how the council is run. The cabinet meets monthly and takes decisions collectively. Local boards are local community groups that hold regular public meetings across Kent, so that

264-562: Is one of the largest local authorities in England in terms of population served and the largest local authority of its type. The council is based at County Hall in Maidstone . It has been under Conservative majority control since 1997. Elected county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , taking over many administrative functions that had previously been performed by unelected magistrates at

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288-423: Is to reduce demand in specialist children's social services by helping families earlier, improving parenting skills and the health and educational outcomes of young children, ensuring they are school ready. KCC will intervene earlier to support families in crisis through area based working and joined up teams providing a more seamless service and better working arrangements with partner organisations.: This encompasses

312-455: The Bexley and Bromley areas from the administrative county of Kent. In 1974, the Local Government Act 1972 saw Kent re-classified as a non-metropolitan county and it gained the formerly independent county borough of Canterbury. Until 1974 the lower tier of local government had comprised numerous boroughs , urban districts and rural districts . As part of the 1974 reforms, the lower tier

336-542: The quarter sessions . The areas covered by the new county councils were termed administrative counties . In Kent the administrative county differed from the historic county in a few places: The first elections to the county council were held in January 1889 and it formally came into being on 1 April 1889, on which day it held its first official meeting at the Sessions House in Maidstone . John Farnaby Lennard

360-570: The 12 districts are elected to a two-year term. The Kent Youth County Council is also affiliated with the UK Youth Parliament and British Youth Council . works with people who need care and support, providing Adult Social Care Services and Public Health Services. This includes strategic responsibility for the future of the county in terms of planning, economic development, transport policy, and major transport improvement schemes, waste disposal and recycling services. In addition to

384-547: The Kent Youth County Council which provides the young people of the county to have a voice on the issues that matter to young people aged 11–18. Successes of the youth council include the introduction of the Kent Freedom Pass , which allows unlimited travel around Kent for a year at the cost of £100. The Youth County Council holds its elections every November, and four young people from each of

408-409: The composition of the council is as follows: The Greens and Swale Independent councillors sit together as the "Green and Independents" group. The next election is due in 2025. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 81 councillors representing 72 electoral divisions , with each division electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council

432-1082: The people of Kent can voice issues that affect their community. They also allocate funding to local projects. There are 12 local boards in Kent, and every county councillor is required to be a member of one local board. The work of the Council is organized into directorates: supports the work of the directorates by providing specialist expertise and strategic direction. The department also leads and co-ordinates major change and organisational development.: It manages services that include human resources, finance, governance, law and democracy, strategic commissioning, property and infrastructure, information technology, media and communications, consultation and engagement, customer relations including gateways and contact centre, business intelligence and policy. It combines Education services with universal and targeted services for children and young people designed to reduce demand for specialist services, also provided in this directorate. By focusing on prevention and early intervention, their aim

456-548: The students and the system does not exempt them from any compulsory activities. BA (Bachelor of Arts) with the following subject options: Regular Subjects Vocational Subjects The college has ties with international institutes for educational and cultural exchange. It has links with the educational organizations WCCI (World Council of Curriculum & Instructions)], World Education Foundation, Kent County Council , Technology College, Northfleet and Hextable School, and World Punjabi Congress, Lahore , Pakistan. In July 2004,

480-698: The title BBK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBK&oldid=1257764027 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Russian-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar The academic year has semester system consisting of two terms - July to December and January to June. All undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma programmes require full time commitment from

504-454: The twelve district councils: Much of the county is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The county council has been under Conservative majority control since 1997. Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1974 have been: Following the 2021 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to November 2024

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528-575: Was appointed the first chairman of the council. The county council's duties at first were few, but gradually it absorbed school boards, the rural highway boards and the boards of guardians. The county council adopted the Sessions House as its meeting place. In 1965, the London Government Act 1963 abolished the existing county of London and replaced it with a larger administrative area called Greater London , which took over

552-652: Was owned by Kent County Council, and was established by them in 2005. It operated the council's bus network. It was argued that its existence stimulated competition. It also operated a coach charter fleet. The majority of Kent Top Travel's route portfolio comprised rural, evening and Sunday services won under competitive tender from Kent County Council and other local authorities in open competition with private bus operators. Kent Top Travel operated Canterbury City Council 's park & ride service from October 2008 until 2013. Kent Top Travel operated both single and double deck buses as well as charter coaches. Buses were painted in

576-541: Was reorganised into fourteen non-metropolitan districts . In 1998 the districts of Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway were removed from the non-metropolitan county of Kent to become a new unitary authority called Medway , whilst remaining part of the ceremonial county of Kent. In November 2022, the county council stated it, alongside Hampshire County Council , may face bankruptcy within 12 months due to austerity cuts. Kent County Council provides county-level services. District-level services are provided by

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