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Learning Partnership Area
101 Learning Partnerships have been set up across England to promote lifelong learning opportunities and maximise the contribution of learning to local regeneration. The Learning Partnerships each cover one or more Local Education Authorities (LEAs), with the exception of Essex, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire LEAs, which have each been divided into two Learning Partnerships.
Learning Partnerships website: Further information and details of Learning Partnership constitutions.

Line
In terms of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a line is a feature whose general shape is defined by a set of coordinates in sequence - eg a street or river.

Line in Polygon
Line in polygon is an overlay operation used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It is used to determine whether a given line crosses or lies inside a given polygon (area). For example, it could be used to determine whether a major road crosses a particular electoral ward.

Local Administrative Units (LAUs)
Local Administrative Units (LAUs) 1 and 2 are European Union Statistical units which replaced the former Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) 4 and 5 areas on 11 July 2003.
See Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS)

Local Authority (LA)
Local authority (LA) is a generic term for any level of local government in the UK. In geographic terms LAs therefore include English counties, non-metropolitan districts, metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and London boroughs; Welsh unitary authorities; Scottish council areas; and Northern Irish district council areas.

Local Authority District (LAD)
See non-metropolitan (local authority) district.

Local Education Authority (LEA)
Local Education Authorities (LEAs) are responsible for the local administration of state sector education services in England and Wales. They are based on complete local authorities. In the parts of England that still have a two-tier local government structure, LEAs are based on the whole county.
Further information on LEAs.

Local Enterprise Company (LEC)
Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) are government-funded bodies which aim to foster local economic growth and development in Scotland. There are 22 LECs and these cover the whole of Scotland.
Further information on the role of LECs, including a map and lists of names and codes.

Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (LGBCS)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (LGBCS) is responsible for reviewing local government boundaries and arrangements in Scotland.
Further information.

Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales (LGBCW)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales (LGBCW) is responsible for reviewing local government boundaries and arrangements in Wales.
Further information.

Local Government District (LGD)
See district council area..

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is the collective term describing the extensive changes to local government structure that occurred in England, Scotland and Wales in the period 1995-98.
Further information on the LGR and other recent local government changes in the UK.

Local Health Board (LHB)
Local Health Boards (LHBs) are responsible for local health administration in Wales and were established as part of the restructuring of NHS Wales in April 2003. There is one LHB in each of the 22 unitary authorities; each LHB reports to the appropriate Regional Office of the NHS Wales Department of the National Assembly.
Further health geography information, including maps and lists of area names and codes.

Local Health Group (LHG)
Local Health Groups (LHGs) were responsible for local health administration in Wales prior to their replacement by Local Health Boards (LHBs) in April 2003. There was one LHG in each of the 22 unitary authorities (UAs); the LHGs reported to Health Authorities (HAs).
Further health geography information, including maps and lists of area names and codes.

Local Health and Social Care Group (LHSCG)
The 15 Local Health and Social Care Groups (LHSCGs) are responsible for the planning and delivery of primary and community care in Northern Ireland and report to the Health and Social Services Boards (HSSBs).
Further health geography information, including maps and lists of area names and codes.

Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG)
A Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) is a land and property database maintained by a local authority.
Further information on LLPGs.

Local Learning and Skills Council (LLSC)
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning post-16 education and training in England. The LSC has 47 local offices known as Local Learning and Skills Councils (LLSCs). LLSC areas have a variety of local-authority-based constitutions and cover the whole of England.
Further information on LLSCs, including a list of LLSC names and codes.

London Borough
The London boroughs are the local government areas within Greater London. The borough councils are unitary administrations with a status similar to metropolitan districts, but will also be affected by any policies implemented by the Greater London Authority (GLA). There are 32 London boroughs, but the City of London (which has a different legal status) is often considered as a borough for statistical purposes. The London boroughs and the City of London together cover the whole Greater London area.
Further information on Greater London and the London boroughs, including a map and a list of borough names and codes.

This page last revised: Monday, 20 September 2004