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101-406: North Yorkshire Council , known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire , England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority , being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council . The council is based at County Hall, Northallerton , and consists of 90 councillors. It

202-505: A Mayor of London and 25-member London Assembly . The first mayoral and assembly elections took place in 2000. The former Leader of the Greater London Council , Ken Livingstone , served as the inaugural Mayor, until he was defeated by future Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2008 . The incumbent, Sadiq Khan , was first elected in 2016 . The Mayor's functions include chairing Transport for London , holding

303-458: A judicial review against Jenrick's decision in the High Court , arguing that it had shown bias towards Desmond. It was also reported that Jenrick had helped Desmond to save an additional £106m by allowing affordable housing at 21%, instead of enforcing the local and London-wide planning policy requirement of 35%. This could have resulted in a total discount (and subsequent loss of revenue to

404-533: A "warning to be heeded, not a phenomenon to be managed" by ministers. In April 2023, the UK government announced that it had leased a barge to house 500 migrants on its southern coast as part of efforts to reduce the use of costly hotels as temporary accommodation while asylum claims were being processed. Jenrick defended the policy, stating that it was necessary in order "to save the British taxpayer money and to prevent

505-734: A Conservative Party fundraising dinner held at the Savoy in November. He said he had showed Jenrick "three or four minutes" of a promotional video for the Westferry Printworks development on his mobile phone, adding "he got the gist". The interview was followed by a Labour Party opposition day motion debate in the House of Commons on 24 June, which forced Jenrick into releasing all "relevant" documents surrounding his dealings with Desmond, including private text messages between him and

606-411: A council-imposed infrastructure levy of between £30 and £50 million. A Government planning inspector had advised against permitting the scheme, as it would not deliver enough affordable housing and as the height of the tower would be detrimental to the character of the area. Other civil servants had also advised Jenrick not to approve the scheme. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council then pursued

707-483: A county council and a district council, which would share local authority functions. In May 2022, 21 non-metropolitan county councils and 164 non-metropolitan district councils remain. These are better known as simply county councils and district councils. The Local Government Act 1985 also abolished metropolitan county councils, but there are still 36 metropolitan district councils as of May 2022. There are also (as of April 2023) 62 unitary authorities. These carry out

808-547: A devolution deal, which are usually reserved to combined authorities for additional functions and funding. And, like some combined authorities and parish councils, local authorities do have a general power of competence . Separate to combined authorities, two or more local authorities can also work together through joint boards (for legally-required services: fire, public transport and waste disposal), joint committees (voluntarily) or through contracting out and agency arrangements. The Greater London Authority Act 1999 established

909-574: A legal practice course at BPP Law School in 2006. Jenrick qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and practised corporate law with Skadden Arps and Sullivan & Cromwell in London and Moscow . Immediately prior to being elected to Parliament in 2014 Jenrick was a director of Christie's , the auction house. At the 2010 general election , Jenrick contested Newcastle-under-Lyme for the Conservative Party but lost to Paul Farrelly of

1010-515: A local authority. Ten currently exist, with more planned. Parish councils form the lowest tier of local government and govern civil parishes . They may also be called a 'community council', 'neighbourhood council', 'village council', 'town council' or (if the parish holds city status) 'city council', but these names are stylistic and do not change their responsibilities. As of December 2021 there are 10,475 parishes in England, but they do not cover

1111-551: A matter of urgency and the letter would also be signed by CIOB , RICS and RTPI . In January 2021 Jenrick declined South Lakeland MP Tim Farron 's request to call in for review plans for Whitehaven coal mine , the first new deep coal mine in the UK in 30 years, after Cumbria County Council approved the plan. Farron described the coal mine as a "complete disaster for our children's future" and that "it's utter and rank hypocrisy for this Conservative Government to claim one minute that they care about protecting our environment, and in

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1212-421: A month after his dinner raised concern. The release of the documents led to calls for Jenrick's resignation for his use of a public office for political favours. Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill said the prime minister ( Boris Johnson ) "considered the matter closed" following the publication of the documents. In August 2020, members of Grenfell United refused an invitation to have a meeting with Jenrick due to

1313-627: A non-metropolitan county council. A further process of reorganisation began in October 2020, when the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government invited the councils in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the City of York Council to submit proposals for reorganisation into unitary areas. North Yorkshire County Council proposed a single unitary authority for the non-metropolitan county and no change to York. The other councils, with

1414-633: A parish council must meet certain conditions of quality. Civil parishes developed in the nineteenth century and were based on the Church of England's parishes , which until then had both ecclesiastical and local government functions; parish councils were created by the Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73). The ecclesiastical parishes continue to exist, but neither they nor their parochial church councils have any local government role. There are 317 local authorities covering

1515-455: A planning application to build a national Holocaust memorial , which she described as controversial. The MHCLG, Jenrick's department, took control of the approval process from Westminster Council days after he met the project's main backers, including Gerald Ronson . The planning application was called in by Jenrick in November 2019; this was hours before Parliament was dissolved, and three months before Westminster Council unanimously rejected

1616-439: A unitary authority. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire ; the ceremonial county additionally includes Middlesbrough , Redcar and Cleveland , York and part of Stockton-on-Tees . The non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and its county council were formed in 1974 from the county borough of York, the majority of the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding ,

1717-561: A whole has limited revenue-raising powers compared to other G7 countries. In the 20th century, local authorities found that the costs of providing services exceeded the revenues raised from local taxes and so grants from the UK Government (specifically the Treasury ) gradually increased. However, UK Government grants were cut by 40% in real terms between the financial years 2009/10 and 2019/20, although grant income did grow due to

1818-481: Is a public interest in disclosing information about local government investments which will generally outweigh any concerns about whether disclosure could affect an investment's performance or be protected by confidentiality requirements. Local authorities cannot borrow money to finance day-to-day spending and so must rely on yearly income or reserves for this type of expenditure, although they can borrow to fund capital expenditure. Local government in England as

1919-454: Is a member of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority . The council has been under no overall control since 2023, having initially been under Conservative Party control following the 2022 North Yorkshire Council election . The council was previously under Conservative control from 1974 to 1993 and from 2003 to 2023. Between 1993 and 2003 it was under no overall control. The leader of

2020-517: Is clear both practically and democratically that the overly centralised arrangements of government in England are problematic" and that reform was also needed of funding structures. As of May 2024, the various combined authorities, county, district, and sui generis councils formed an administrative hierarchy as shown in the table below. Unitary authorities are legally either district councils which also perform county functions or county councils which also perform district functions; they therefore straddle

2121-614: Is fit to serve in Government". His response to the national crisis with regard to housing safety following the Grenfell Tower fire was criticised as demonstrating a misunderstanding of the issue. His approach, which was said to include "naming and shaming", was seen by some as lacking robustness and ineffective. Jenrick was criticised as having failed to deliver on promises and take concrete action. There were over ten significant, life-threatening, fires after Grenfell, including

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2222-851: Is just outside Northallerton's parish boundaries, being in the parish of Romanby ). County Hall was completed in 1906 as the headquarters for the North Riding County Council . It is a Grade II* listed building . It transferred to the North Yorkshire County Council on local government reorganisation in 1974. Local government in England Civil parishes are the lowest tier of local government, and primarily exist in rural and smaller urban areas. The responsibilities of parish councils are limited and generally consist of providing and maintaining public spaces and facilities. Local authorities cover

2323-462: Is the regional authority for Greater London , with responsibility for transport, policing, fire and rescue, development and strategic planning. Combined authorities are statutory bodies which allow two or more local authorities to voluntarily pool responsibilities and negotiate a devolution deal with the UK Government for the area they cover, giving it powers beyond those typically held by

2424-754: Is truly disgraceful. There is no evidence that the planning system is to blame for the shortage of housing, and plenty to suggest that leaving local communities powerless in the face of developers seeking short-term returns will lead to poor results." Jones also argued that the proposals contradicted the Government's own advisors "who had concluded that permitted development had 'permissioned future slums' – allowing sub-standard homes to be built with little to no natural light and smaller than budget hotel rooms." Jones instead recommended that changes should be made to taxation and funding systems to incentivise investment in sustainable buildings, whilst also improving minimum space standards. He confirmed he would be writing to Jenrick as

2525-548: The 2014 by-election . Born in Wolverhampton , Jenrick attended St John's College, Cambridge , where he read history, followed by the University of Pennsylvania , where he studied political science. He then studied law and qualified as a solicitor. He was elected for Newark in a 2014 by-election following the resignation of Conservative MP Patrick Mercer after a cash-for-lobbying scandal. From 2015 to 2018, Jenrick

2626-635: The 2019 Conservative leadership election , Jenrick was appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government . He assumed office as Communities Secretary on 24 July 2019 and became the youngest member of Johnson's cabinet. On 26 July 2019, he said, "I want tackling antisemitism and ensuring that the Jewish community feels protected and respected to be one of my priorities as Secretary of State." In September 2019, he said, "I will use my position as Secretary of State to write to all universities and local authorities to insist that they adopt

2727-563: The COVID-19 pandemic . Local government receives two types of grants: the Revenue Support Grant, which can be spent on any service according to the wishes of the local government body in question, and specific grants, which are usually 'ring fenced' to specifically defined service areas. Council tax was introduced in 1993 to replace the ' poll tax '. It is a domestic property tax, based on eight bands (A to H) depending on

2828-532: The Cabinet as Minister of State for Immigration from 2022 to 2023 and as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2019 to 2021. He also served in the government as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2018 to 2019 and as Minister of State for Health from September to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party , Jenrick has been Member of Parliament for Newark since

2929-717: The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and London Fire Commissioner to account and keeping strategies up to date, including the London Plan . Meanwhile, it is the Assembly's role to regularly hold the Mayor and their key advisers to account and it can also amend the budget or a strategy by a two-thirds majority, though this has not ever happened as of March 2022. Combined authorities can be created at

3030-541: The IHRA definition at the earliest opportunity... and use it when considering matters such as disciplinary procedures. Failure to act in this regard is unacceptable." At the 2019 general election , Jenrick was again re-elected, increasing his share of the vote to 63.3% and increasing his majority to 21,816. In January 2020, Jenrick spoke at the Conservative Friends of Israel Parliamentary reception and told

3131-579: The Labour Party by 1,582 votes. In November 2013, Jenrick was selected to contest the Parliamentary constituency by-election for Newark , where the sitting member Patrick Mercer had resigned following a cash for lobbying scandal . During the campaign, Jenrick was criticised by UKIP 's candidate Roger Helmer for owning several properties. Chris Grayling , the justice secretary, defended Jenrick, stating that being self-made and successful

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3232-548: The Localism Act 2011 . In every area, one local authority acts as the billing authority (the district council in two-tier areas), which prepares and collects council tax bills. Other parts of local government (like county councils in two-tier areas, police and crime commissioners, fire authorities, parish councils and combined authorities) act as precepting authorities, which notify the relevant billing authority of their decision on council tax and later receive this money from

3333-608: The Public Accounts Committee concluded that Jenrick's constituency had been awarded funding by his department as part of a process that was opaque and not impartial. In April 2020, after Jenrick repeatedly urged the public at televised press briefings to stay at home during the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus , the Daily Mail claimed on 10 April that he had twice not followed government restrictions after they were announced. The first event

3434-636: The sui generis City of London Corporation . The other sui generis local authorities are the Council of the Isles of Scilly , Middle Temple and Inner Temple . Outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly , the Local Government Act 1972 divided England into metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, which would have one county council and multiple district councils each. That meant that each area would be covered by two tiers of local authorities - both

3535-464: The "nation has a right to preserve itself, "Whilst it's impossible to determine the exact numbers, the basic fact is undeniable that the number of people who are willing and able to reach the UK today is astronomical and vastly outnumbers what we are capable or willing to take as a country." Jenrick said in May 2023 that "The refugee convention ... says that people should seek sanctuary, should seek asylum in

3636-656: The Bolton Cube fire. Thousands of affected residents continued to face financial burdens and their lives remained at risk. This stood in contrast to the more effective measures put in place by the Australian Government to keep its citizens safe. In February 2020, in a survey of leaseholders from 117 housing developments by the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, a charity that supports leaseholders, 90 per cent of respondents said

3737-403: The British public inside during the outbreak, including the ban on travelling to second homes. He was accused by Anna Soubry of "selfish arrogance". In June 2020, Jenrick faced questions over his links to a Conservative donor after it emerged that he met an Israeli businessman, Idan Ofer , with an interest in the future of a multibillion-pound project that Jenrick, then exchequer secretary to

3838-471: The Conservative Party over the property deal. The planning decision was re-determined by a different Government minister. In conceding the move did show "apparent bias", Jenrick effectively blocked the judicial review , which originally prevented documents between his department and the developer from being made public. In June 2020, Desmond told The Sunday Times he had lobbied Jenrick at

3939-649: The Duchy of Lancaster ). In September 2022, Jenrick was appointed Minister of State for Health . In October 2022, Jenrick was appointed Minister of State for Immigration , a cabinet attending role, by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak . That same month, Jenrick agreed to visit the Home Office facility in Manston, Kent , after the Independent Inspector of Borders David Neal said to MPs the situation at

4040-573: The Electoral Commission has recommended that all authorities use whole council elections every 4 years. Local authorities have a choice of executive arrangements under the Local Government Act 2000 : mayor and cabinet executive, leader and cabinet executive, a committee system or bespoke arrangements approved by the Secretary of State. As of April 2023, just 15 local authorities have directly-elected mayors . Some functions are just

4141-492: The Exchequer) of approximately £150 million. In May 2020, Jenrick did not contest the judicial review, conceding that his sign-off of the scheme was "unlawful by reason of apparent bias". He also confirmed that his approval had deliberately been issued before the new CIL policy could be adopted. This meant that Jenrick was able to avoid disclosing correspondence relating to the application in open court. His planning permission

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4242-623: The Groups on China and France . At the snap 2017 general election , Jenrick was again re-elected, increasing his vote share to 62.7% but decreasing his majority to 18,149. Following the election, he was appointed as PPS to the home secretary, Amber Rudd . As Chairman of the APPG for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity, Jenrick along with Home Secretary Amber Rudd met Nadia Murad , an Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist who

4343-463: The House of Commons that "71 per cent of foreign national offenders in the detained estate, whom we are trying to remove from the country, are claiming to be modern slaves." Chote said that the Home Office 's own report on the issue shows that around one fifth of foreign offenders convicted in the UK had been referred for modern slavery support, not the 71 per cent that Jenrick claimed. In July 2023, it

4444-527: The Labour Party as of 2024 except for Tees Valley . Each combined authority's executive consists of a representative from each of its constituent local authorities, plus (if applicable) the mayor. Functions can be devolved directly to the mayor, to the combined authority as a whole, or have a different decision-making requirement. The budget and functions of each combined authority can be vastly different, but possible functions include responsibility for

4545-534: The Liberal Democrats. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the area has been divided into 90 electoral divisions , each electing one councillor . An election on the new boundaries was held in 2022, prior to the change to being a unitary authority. The next election is due in 2027, after which elections will be held every four years. The council is based at County Hall on Racecourse Lane, Northallerton (the building

4646-605: The Prime Minister Keir Starmer accepting donations from members of the public. Later that month, Jenrick was found to have accepted a £75,000 donation from Spott Fitness, a company based in the British Virgin Islands . Upon further inspection, the company's accounts revealed it had 'no employees, has never made a profit and has more than £300,000 of debts'. On 30 September 2024, British businessman Phillip Ullmann revealed he had provided

4747-637: The Secretary of State the power to provide for a directly-elected combined authority mayor . And, as of May 2022, nine out of the 10 combined authorities have mayors, including Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester and Andy Street in the West Midlands . In the 2024 local elections , new Combined Authorities were elected; they were the new York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority , North East Mayoral Combined Authority , East Midlands Combined County Authority . They are all controlled by

4848-408: The Treasury, was overseeing. Ofer stated that the £10,000 donation via his Quantum Pacific business was made at the behest of Conservative Friends of Israel , of which Jenrick was a member. Jenrick later said that Ofer was a family friend. The same month, it was reported that Conservative councillors approved a planning application for an extension to Jenrick's townhouse despite officials objecting to

4949-811: The UK becoming a magnet for asylum shoppers in Europe." The Bibby Stockholm , which is to be operational for at least 18 months, is to provide basic accommodation and healthcare, catering facilities and round-the-clock security. Defending the Conservative government's Illegal Migration Bill in Parliament , Jenrick said in April 2023 that refugees crossing the English Channel "cannibalise" communities by importing "different lifestyles and values", which he said undermines "cultural cohesiveness" and that

5050-626: The UK." He said in the House of Commons that, "We must not elevate the wellbeing of illegal migrants above those of the British people". He further stated that "Accommodation for migrants should meet their essential living needs and nothing more. Because we cannot risk becoming a magnet for the millions of people who are displaced and seeking better economic prospects." Jenrick stated in April 2023 that protests against asylum seekers being housed in hotels, such as those in Knowsley , Liverpool , which saw far-right demonstrators clash with police, are

5151-402: The advice of a planning inspector, Jenrick granted permission for the tower. The decision was described by Kensington and Chelsea's lead councillor for planning as a "major blow to local residents", as the development would "cause harm to our unique borough and, in particular, nearby listed buildings and conservation areas". In his decision letter, Jenrick had agreed that the proposals would damage

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5252-405: The agreement of the relevant local authorities, and under the Localism Act 2011 eligible parish councils can be granted a " general power of competence " (GPC) which allows them within certain limits the freedom to do anything an individual can do provided it is not prohibited by other legislation, as opposed to being limited to the powers explicitly granted to them by law. To be eligible for this

5353-491: The alleged offence. In March 2017, the Electoral Commission released a report on their investigation into spending allegations at a number of elections. They concluded that the Conservative Party had contravened the spending rules three times (the 2014 Newark by-election being one of those times) and committed offences twice, and accordingly fined the party £70,000. Shortly after his election in 2014, Jenrick

5454-649: The application. Jenrick's decision stripped Westminster City Council of its power to rule on the £102 million project – which was to be built in Victoria Tower Gardens – a grade II listed park near the Palace of Westminster , which the trust said was "the last piece of publicly accessible land in central London". On 15 September 2021, it was announced that Jenrick had been dismissed as Communities Secretary after Boris Johnson had reshuffled his cabinet , and had been succeeded by Michael Gove ( Chancellor of

5555-574: The audience that he would "look forward to the day" when Britain's embassy in Israel will be "moved to Jerusalem ", adding that "as Housing Secretary I don't like land-banking . I want us to build that embassy." The British Government had not indicated it would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as the US did in 2018 . The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) called on Johnson to sack Jenrick, adding "no minister who openly advocates for law-breaking

5656-530: The backbenches. Following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election , Jenrick launched a bid to become Leader of the Conservative Party , but eventually lost to Kemi Badenoch . Robert Jenrick was born on 9 January 1982 in Wolverhampton . He grew up in Shropshire near the town of Ludlow , as well as in Herefordshire . His father worked as a gas fitter and his mother as a secretary. Jenrick

5757-604: The billing authority. Between financial years 2009/10 and 2021/22, council tax rates increased by 30% in real terms, in light of reduced grants from the UK Government. Business rates is a tax on business premises. It is based on the rateable value of the premises (set by the Valuation Office Agency ) and a business rate multiplier. It is set and collected by billing authorities. Reforms in 2013 now mean that local authorities keep 50% of business rate revenues raised locally. The UK Government then distributes

5858-503: The cartoons were painted over as they were not "age appropriate" for teenagers in the asylum centre. On 6 December 2023, Jenrick resigned from his position over "strong disagreements" with the government's response to problems with the Rwanda asylum plan , stating that the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill "does not go far enough". At the 2024 general election , Jenrick

5959-600: The centre was "wretched". In February 2023, Jenrick said in a debate in the House of Commons that the Home Office was "monitoring the activities" of human rights lawyers in the United Kingdom, stating that human rights lawyers "exploit and abuse our laws". In March 2023, Jenrick said that asylum seekers should be housed "in the most basic accommodation possible, including disused army bases and possibly ships, to save money and to dissuade people from coming to

6060-521: The composition of the council was: Of the independent councillors, three sit with the Conservatives as the "Conservatives and Independents" group, which forms the council's administration, nine sit as the "North Yorkshire Independents" group which also includes the Reform UK councillor, and the remaining four independents are unaffiliated to any group. The Liberal councillor sits in a group with

6161-492: The council is Conservative councillor Carl Les, appointed in 2021, and the Chief Executive is Richard Flinton. The council was created in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was created, governed by a county council and seven district councils. On 1 April 2023, the districts were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities, becoming

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6262-434: The council provided only county-level services. Legally, it is a county council with the powers of a district council. Most of the non-metropolitan county is covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since June 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration with support from three of the independent councillors. The first election to

6363-504: The county and district columns. Metropolitan districts and London boroughs are also shown straddling the county and district columns. In much of the country there is also a lower tier of civil parishes . This administrative hierarchy differs from the ceremonial hierarchy . Robert Jenrick Robert Edward Jenrick (born 9 January 1982) is a British politician who has been Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor since November 2024. He previously served in

6464-449: The county council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows: North Yorkshire County Council North Yorkshire Council (unitary authority) The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: Following the 2022 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024,

6565-632: The developer that show discussion of the then live planning application beginning the night of the fundraising dinner. One of the emails revealed that Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) officials were being pressured by Jenrick to work out how to overrule the Government's own planning inspector so he could approve the plans before any increase in the Tower Hamlets council community infrastructure levy (CIL), which Desmond would have had to pay. That Jenrick did not disclose to his department his potential conflict of interest until

6666-527: The donation through Spott Fitness but did not explain why he did not donate personally, as he has done for several other politicians. On 9 October 2024, Jenrick came second in the final round of MP voting in the Tory leadership election, therefore making it through to the membership vote which would decide the winner. He lost that election, garnering 41,388 votes (43.5%) compared to his opponent Kemi Badenoch who won with 53,806 votes (56.5%), thus making Badenoch

6767-632: The entirety of England, and are responsible for services such as education, transport, planning applications, and waste collection and disposal. In two-tier areas a non-metropolitan county council and two or more non-metropolitan district councils share responsibility for these services. In single-tier areas a unitary authority , London borough , or metropolitan borough provides all services. The City of London and Isles of Scilly have unique local authorities. The London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs, and some unitary authorities collaborate through regional authorities. The Greater London Authority (GLA)

6868-527: The exception of Hambleton and York, jointly proposed an eastern council, combining the areas of Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York; and a western council, combining Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate and Richmondshire. Following a public consultation, in July 2021 the Communities Secretary , Robert Jenrick , announced that the county council's proposal would be taken forward and the first elections for

6969-576: The financial year 2019/20, local authorities received 22% of their funding from grants, 52% from council tax and 27% from retained business rates. In the financial year 2023/24, 51% of revenue expenditure is expected to come from UK Government grants, 31% from council tax and 15% from retained business rates. Local government can also receive some money from fees and charges for the use of services, returns and interest from investments , commercial income, fixed penalty notices and capital receipts. The Information Commissioner's Office has ruled that there

7070-448: The first safe country." The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees previously stated in 2021 that "there is no requirement under international law for asylum-seekers to seek protection in the first safe country they reach." Jenrick was criticised in July 2023 by Sir Robert Chote , chairman of the British government's official Statistics Authority , for misleading parliament regarding modern slavery . Jenrick incorrectly told

7171-703: The functions of both county and district councils and have replaced two-tier local government in some areas. The creation of these first became possible under the Local Government Act 1992 , but now takes place under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . In the 2023/24 financial year, 33% of budgeted service expenditure across local government as a whole is set to be on education , 19% on adult social care , 13% on police , 11% on children's social care and 24% on all other services. Notably, Cornwall Council has been subject to

7272-522: The government's response to the "cladding crisis" had been "no help at all". In October 2020, it was estimated that 700,000 people were still trapped in flats wrapped in flammable materials, and 3.6 million had fire-related defects and faced a wait of 10 years before they could sell their flat or get a new mortgage. In April 2020, The Sunday Times reported Jenrick had charged taxpayers more than £100,000 for "a third home" in his constituency of Newark, that he appeared to use only rarely. In November 2020,

7373-599: The largest swing of any Conservative MP in that election. In May 2015, he was appointed PPS to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice , Michael Gove , and continued to fulfil the role under Gove's successor, Liz Truss from July 2016. Jenrick was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 UK referendum . Jenrick has been Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on International Trade & Investment and Vice Chairman of

7474-434: The new unitary authority would be held in May 2022. The reorganisation was approved by parliament on 17 March 2022. It was effected by abolishing the seven districts and their councils and creating a new district with the same area and name as the non-metropolitan county. North Yorkshire County Council became a unitary authority, with the powers of both a non-metropolitan county and non-metropolitan district council. As part of

7575-486: The next give the green light to a deep coal mine." West Cumbria Mining said it would create 500 jobs and pay into a community fund for 10 years. In January 2020, Jenrick approved a £1 billion luxury housing development of 1,500 homes on Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, as a favour to Richard Desmond , a Conservative Party donor and well-known businessman. Jenrick approved the scheme on 14 January knowing that an approval by that date would enable Desmond to avoid having to pay

7676-491: The northern part of Yorkshire, West Riding , and the northern and eastern fringes of Yorkshire, East Riding . The headquarters of the new council was County Hall in Northallerton , previously the headquarters of the North Riding County Council . The non-metropolitan county originally had eight districts : York , Craven , Hambleton , Harrogate , Richmondshire , Ryedale , Scarborough and Selby . In 1996, York

7777-523: The people within government are unsure at times where powers and responsibility, and hence accountability, rest, this lack of clarity is magnified for individuals who have little knowledge or experience of the structures. This has the potential to leave individuals less likely to be able to access what they need from government, leaving them often unable to know who is responsible, and as a result are not properly able to hold their democratic representatives to account. The Committee also said that "[t]he evidence

7878-485: The reforms, the county council was given the option to omit the word "county" from its name, which it took, becoming North Yorkshire Council. A combined authority was established in 2024 by North Yorkshire Council and York City Council, called the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority . It is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of York and North Yorkshire . Since 2023 the council has provided both district-level and county-level services. Between 1974 and 2023

7979-773: The relevant police force and/or fire brigade , bus franchising and spatial strategy. Lower-tier of a two-tier system. Upper-tier of a two-tier system. De facto unitary authorities since abolition of metropolitan county councils . Metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 and most of their functions were devolved to the metropolitan boroughs making them unitary authorities in all but name. Some combined and regional authorities may assume responsibility for policing, e.g. South Yorkshire . Some combined and regional authorities may assume responsibility for policing, e.g. Greater Manchester . In England, local authorities have three main sources of funding: UK Government grants, council tax and business rates . In

8080-478: The remaining 50% of business rate revenues according to its own judgement. It was initially planned to increase the proportion of business rates that local authorities retain to 100%, but this was indefinitely delayed in 2021. In 2022, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee said that it had "significant concerns about the current governance arrangements for England": If

8181-527: The request of two or more local authorities. Combined authorities do not replace the local authorities in question, but can receive separate functions and funding. As of May 2022, there are 10 combined authorities covering some of England. The Secretary of State was first granted the power to create combined authorities by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 . The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 gave

8282-513: The responsibility of the executive of a local authority, but local authorities must also have at least one overview and scrutiny committee to hold the executive to account. The London Government Act 1963 established 32 London borough councils. It also established the Greater London Council , covering the whole of Greater London , but this was later abolished by the Local Government Act 1985 . Greater London also includes

8383-606: The scheme three times over its damaging impact in a conservation area . In March 2019, Jenrick's predecessor James Brokenshire had decided that a planning application for a new 17-storey tower in Notting Hill which had been rejected three times by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea should be referred to him instead of being dealt with by the Greater London Authority . In June 2020, on

8484-660: The scheme. The application was submitted in 2018 by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, an organisation sponsored by the MHCLG. In July 2020, Jenrick faced High Court action brought by the London Parks & Gardens Trust over his handling of the Holocaust memorial planning application and decision to allow his junior colleague, housing minister Christopher Pincher , to determine the fate of

8585-485: The significance of the area's local heritage, but he found that the effect on the townscape would be "neutral-to-beneficial" and that "the provision of housing attracts very significant weight". In July 2020, Alan Jones , the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects , condemned Jenrick's proposals to extend Permitted Development Rights . In an open letter, he stated: "The extension of this policy

8686-539: The slow progress of enforcing the findings of the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry , a lack of progress on reforming social housing and his controversy with Desmond. The project was subsequently refused planning permission in 2021, but was approved in August 2024. In June 2020, Jenrick was described by Baroness Deech as breaching "the guidance on planning propriety" over his management of

8787-411: The value of the property on 1 April 1991. Various discounts are set out in law and exist at the discretion of billing authorities. On a yearly basis, local government bodies review and consider whether to increase or decrease the level of council tax to fund their spending plans. The level at which a local authority can increase council tax each year without holding a local referendum is regulated by

8888-560: The whole of England. There are five main types of local authorities: London borough councils , two-tier county and district councils , metropolitan district councils and unitary authorities . Some local authorities have borough , city or royal borough status, but this is purely stylistic. All local authorities are made up of councillors , who represent geographical wards . There are 7,026 wards as of December 2021. Local authorities run on four year cycles and councillors may be elected all at once, by halves or by thirds; although

8989-430: The whole of the country as many urban parishes were abolished in 1974. The only specific statutory function of parish councils, which they must do, is establishing allotments . However, there are a number of other functions given by powers in the relevant legislation, which they can do, such as providing litter bins and building bus shelters . Their statutory functions are few, but they may provide other services with

9090-646: Was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Esther McVey , Michael Gove and Liz Truss , and Amber Rudd . He served as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury under Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond from 2018 to 2019. Jenrick was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Boris Johnson in July 2019, a position he held until he was sacked in September 2021. Jenrick returned to government in September 2022 as Minister of State for Health under Liz Truss and

9191-624: Was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 39.2% and a decreased majority of 3,572. On 25 July 2024, he announced he was running in the leadership election to be the new Conservative Party leader. During the First MPs' ballot he won the most votes, at 28 votes. In the Second MPs' ballot Jenrick remained as the frontrunner, winning 33 votes. In September 2024, Jenrick accused the Labour government of "rank hypocrisy" in relation to

9292-399: Was appointed to a cabinet attending role as Minister of State for Immigration by Rishi Sunak the following month. On 6 December 2023, Jenrick resigned from his position as Minister of State for Immigration over "strong disagreements" with the government's Rwanda asylum plan , arguing that it did not go far enough to tackle illegal immigration, and spent the remainder of Sunak's premiership on

9393-516: Was elected to the Health and Social Care Select Committee . In February 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the minister of state for employment at the Department for Work and Pensions , Esther McVey . Jenrick was re-elected in the 2015 general election with a majority of 18,474, or 57% of the vote, the largest majority in the history of his constituency of Newark and

9494-697: Was in 2018 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , to discuss how the UK could help with the reconstruction of Yazidi areas. In July 2017, he was elected by fellow MPs to be their representative on the Board of the Conservative Party . He was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury by Prime Minister Theresa May in her reshuffle of January 2018. In June 2019, he represented the Government at the Israel-Palestine peace initiative , led by Jared Kushner . After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in

9595-456: Was nothing to be ashamed of. At the by-election held on 5 June 2014, he retained the seat with a reduced majority of 7,403. In February 2016, Channel 4 News alleged overspending in Jenrick's 2014 by-election victory. Jenrick said he was confident his election expenses had been compiled in compliance with the law. Nottinghamshire Police took no action as too much time had passed since

9696-453: Was privately educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School before reading history at St John's College, Cambridge , graduating in 2003 with a First Class Bachelor of Arts degree. He obtained a Thouron Award to study political science at the University of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2004. He subsequently studied law, gaining a Graduate Diploma in Law from The College of Law in 2005 and completing

9797-446: Was quashed by the High Court , which ordered that the matter was to be decided by a different minister. Jenrick maintained that although the decision had been "unlawful by reason of apparent bias", there had been no "actual bias". Desmond, whose company had donated to the Conservative Party in 2017, made a further personal donation to the party shortly after the approval was given. Andrew Wood, an independent councillor had resigned from

9898-400: Was reconstituted as a unitary authority area and removed from the non-metropolitan county; the existing district was abolished and replaced with a larger district and coterminous non-metropolitan county, both also called York, which took in parishes from the adjacent districts of Harrogate, Ryedale, and Selby. The new City of York Council was unitary, with the powers of a district council and

9999-456: Was reported that Jenrick told staff at an asylum reception centre designed for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent to paint over wall art depicting cartoons and animals such as Baloo from The Jungle Book and Mickey Mouse in order to provide a less welcoming atmosphere for children. The Home Office later confirmed that the cartoons had been painted over on 5 July. Jenrick said

10100-488: Was travelling 150 miles from London to a second home in Herefordshire , Eye Manor , where he was now living with his family. Jenrick's primary residence was his townhouse in Central London , where his wife worked and his three children attended school. Jenrick defended the trip, reiterating he was travelling to his family home, where his family were before any restrictions on travel were announced. The second event

10201-656: Was travelling 40 miles to see his parents near Shrewsbury in Shropshire . He defended this trip, stating his parents had asked him to deliver some essentials, including medicines, and he had not entered the house. This position was supported by the emeritus director of Public Health England. Previously, on 22 March 2020, he had written an article for The Mail on Sunday arguing that rather than relatives travelling, local communities should help out. Senior MPs called for Jenrick to consider his position, given his high-profile role in Downing Street's campaign to keep

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