Diritto Pubblico Comparato ed Europeo

Sommario

1. La nozione di servizio pubblico. – 2. Il servizio pubblico locale nell’ambito del sistema britannico di amministrazione locale. Il declino del ruolo del Local Government nella gestione dei servizi. – 3. Le riforme degli anni ‘80-’90: l’affermazione del Compulsory Competitive Tendering. – 4. Gli anni novanta: dalla crisi del Compulsory Competitive Tendering al Best Value. – 5. I contenuti del servizio. La Citizen’s Charter ed il servizio universale. – 6. Forme di gestione. Dalla Institutional Integration alla Institutional differentiation: le agenzie. – 7. L’appalto o concessione. – 8. Le società partecipate dalle amministrazioni locali. – 9. Le utilities delle autorità locali: i trasporti.

Abstract

The concept of ‘service publique’ in France and the continent is unknown in the UK legal system. Consequently, the same rules and principles apply in general to every administrative function. In this respect over the last twenty years, local authorities and Local Government have dramatically changed. No longer are they corporate bodies since most of their functions have been suppressed and transferred to so-called independent agencies and private and public bodies under Governmental control. On the other hand, with the Compulsory Competitive Tendering rules, they have been forced to provide services following market rules. In recent years things have begun to change thanks to the Local Government Act of 1999 and its new approach which returns to local authorities part of their traditional discretionary powers in planning and providing services.