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The First Secretary of State, having received a report from the Audit Commission[1] produced under section 99(1) of the Local Government Act 2003[2] in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 99(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order: Citation, commencement and application 1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 29th July 2004. (2) This Order applies in relation to English local authorities[3]. Categorisation report 2. The English local authorities, to which the report of the Audit Commission dated 1st July 2004 relates, are by this Order categorised in accordance with their categorisation in that report, as provided below. Excellent authorities 3. The local authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are categorised as excellent. Good authorities 4. The local authorities listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are categorised as good. Fair authorities 5. The local authorities listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are categorised as fair. Weak authorities 6. The local authorities listed in Schedule 4 to this Order are categorised as weak. Poor authorities 7. The local authorities listed in Schedule 5 to this Order are categorised as poor. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Nick Raynsford Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 5th July 2004 Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Bexley London Borough Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Blyth Valley Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Cambridge City Council Camden London Borough Council Canterbury City Council Cheshire County Council Chester City Council Chichester District Council Chiltern District Council Colchester Borough Council Cornwall County Council Corporation of London Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire Dales District Council Dorset County Council Easington District Council East Riding of Yorkshire District Council Elmbridge Borough Council Exeter City Council Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Guildford Borough Council Hambleton District Council Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council Hampshire County Council Hartlepool Borough Council Hertfordshire County Council High Peak Borough Council Horsham District Council Kensington & Chelsea Royal Borough Council Kent County Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council New Forest District Council Runnymede Borough Council South Hams District Council Spelthorne Borough Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Sunderland City Council Tameside Metropolitan District Council Telford & Wrekin District Council Wandsworth London Borough Council Wellingborough Borough Council West Sussex County Council Westminster City Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Alnwick District Council Arun District Council Ashford Borough Council Aylesbury Vale District Council Bath & North East Somerset District Council Bolsover District Council Bracknell Forest Borough Council Bradford City Council Braintree District Council Breckland District Council Brentwood Borough Council Broxbourne Borough Council Buckinghamshire County Council Burnley Borough Council Cambridgeshire County Council Carlisle City Council Chelmsford Borough Council Cherwell District Council Chesterfield Borough Council Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council Dacorum Borough Council Darlington Borough Council Derby City Council Derwentside District Council Devon County Council Durham County Council East Devon District Council East Dorset District Council East Hertfordshire District Council East Sussex County Council Eastbourne Borough Council Eastleigh Borough Council Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council Epping Forest District Council Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Essex County Council Fareham Borough Council Gedling Borough Council Gloucestershire County Council Gosport Borough Council Great Yarmouth Borough Council Greenwich London Borough Council Halton Borough Council Hastings Borough Council Havant Borough Council Herefordshire District Council Ipswich Borough Council Kennet District Council Kettering Borough Council Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council Kingston Upon Thames Royal Borough Council Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Lancashire County Council Leeds City Council Leicester City Council Leicestershire County Council Lewes District Council Lewisham London Borough Council Lichfield District Council Liverpool City Metropolitan District Council Luton Borough Council Macclesfield Borough Council Manchester City Council Medway District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council Mole Valley District Council Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council Newham London Borough Council Norfolk County Council North Kesteven District Council North Lincolnshire District Council North Yorkshire County Council Northumberland County Council Nottinghamshire County Council Pendle Borough Council Poole Borough Council Portsmouth City Council Preston Borough Council Reading Borough Council Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushmoor Borough Council Ryedale District Council Salisbury District Council Scarborough Borough Council Sedgefield Borough Council Sheffield City Council Shropshire County Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council South Gloucestershire District Council South Norfolk District Council South Oxfordshire District Council South Ribble Borough Council Southampton City Council Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Stevenage Borough Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Suffolk County Council Surrey County Council Sutton London Borough Council Tandridge District Council Teignbridge District Council Tendring District Council Test Valley Borough Council Three Rivers District Council Tower Hamlets London Borough Council Vale Royal Borough Council Warrington Borough Council Warwickshire County Council Waverley Borough Council Wealden District Council West Devon Borough Council West Lancashire District Council West Oxfordshire District Council Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough Council Woking Borough Council Wokingham District Council Worcestershire County Council Wychavon District Council York District Council Adur District Council Allerdale Borough Council Ashfield District Council Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council Barnet London Borough Council Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Basildon District Council Bassetlaw District Council Blackpool Borough Council Boston Borough Council Bournemouth Borough Council Brent London Borough Council Brighton & Hove District Council Bristol City Council Broadland District Council Broxtowe Borough Council Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Cannock Chase District Council Chorley Borough Council Christchurch Borough Council Copeland Borough Council Craven District Council Crawley Borough Council Daventry District Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Durham City Council Ealing London Borough Council East Northamptonshire District Council East Staffordshire Borough Council Eden District Council Enfield London Borough Council Harrogate Borough Council Harrow London Borough Council Hart District Council Hertsmere Borough Council Hounslow London Borough Council Hyndburn Borough Council Isle of Wight County Council Isles of Scilly Council Lancaster City Council Lincoln City Council Lincolnshire County Council Mid Sussex District Council Milton Keynes District Council Newark and Sherwood District Council Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council North Hertfordshire District Council North Norfolk District Council North Somerset District Council Norwich City Council Nottingham City Council Oxfordshire County Council Peterborough City Council Purbeck District Council Redbridge London Borough Council Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Ribble Valley Borough Council Richmondshire District Council Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rother District Council Rutland District Council Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Slough Borough Council Somerset County Council South Buckinghamshire District Council South Derbyshire District Council South Holland District Council South Kesteven District Council South Northamptonshire District Council South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southwark London Borough Council St. Albans City Council Stafford Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Tamworth Borough Council Uttlesford District Council Vale of White Horse District Council Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Wansbeck District Council Wear Valley District Council Welwyn Hatfield District Council West Berkshire District Council West Dorset District Council West Lindsey District Council West Wiltshire District Council Wiltshire County Council Winchester City Council Wirral Metropolitan District Council Wolverhampton City Council Worthing Borough Council Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Birmingham City Council Bromley London Borough Council Castle Morpeth Borough Council Congleton Borough Council Coventry City Council Cumbria County Council East Lindsey District Council Fylde Borough Council Haringey London Borough Council Havering London Borough Council Hillingdon London Borough Council Islington London Borough Council Mansfield District Council Merton London Borough Council Mid Devon District Council North Devon District Council North Dorset District Council North East Derbyshire District Council North East Lincolnshire District Council Northamptonshire County Council Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Oxford City Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Salford City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Selby District Council South Lakeland District Council Thurrock Borough Council Torbay District Council Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Watford Borough Council Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Wyre Borough Council Bedfordshire County Council Bromsgrove District Council Chester-le-Street District Council Hackney London Borough Council Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Lambeth London Borough Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Northampton Borough Council Plymouth City Council Rossendale Borough Council Swindon Borough Council Teesdale District Council Torridge District Council Waltham Forest London Borough Council (This note is not part of the Order) This Order categorises local authorities in England into five categories according to performance. The categorisation follows a report of the Audit Commission on 1st July 2004. A copy of the report may be obtained free of charge from Andrew Whitehead, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Eland House, Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU; telephone 020 7944 3846 or email Andrew.Whitehead@odpm.gsi.gov.uk. A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. Notes: [1] For the definition of "the Audit Commission", see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003.back [2] 2003 c. 26. The report of the Audit Commission consists of a letter from the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to the Director of Local Government Performance and Practice at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister dated 1st July 2004 with the attached list of local authorities categorised by the Audit Commission as of that date.back [3] For the definition of "English local authority", see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003.back
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