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Paul Meredith, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Southampton, UK, "The Changing Role of Local Education Authorities", in "Education Law", Liverpool Law Review XX/1 (1998), 41-62: This article discusses the changing role of local education authorities and their changing relationships with other partners in the provision of school education in England - in particular the Department for Education and Employment and individual school governing bodies - in the light of the new government's proposals for educational reform. The discussion focuses chiefly on the many proposals in the White Paper, Excellence in Schools, and the School Standards and Framework Bill for raising standards in education. Those proposals include many new functions for local education authorities, but also many powers of prescription, control and intervention for the Secretary of State. These new powers and functions will bring about significant shifts in the complex balance of power between the central department, local authorities and schools. The primary aim of the article is to analyse and evaluate the nature and scope of these new powers and functions and their implications for local authorities and their relationship with their other partners in the provision of education. e-mail: apkm@soton.ac.uk

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