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Councils should use research to deliver improvement agenda
A report published on 2 October 2003 by the Local Authorities Research + Intelligence Association (LARIA) and the Local Government Association (Statutory requirements for research: a review of responsibilities for English & Welsh local government) details local government's statutory responsibility for undertaking research.
Based on analysis of approximately 150 Acts of Parliament, the report provides a comprehensive check-list of legislative requirements for research, ranging across all local government services.
The full report can be viewed on the Local Government Association website.