Local Services & Legislation

An independent platform connecting you to local services, legislation and leadership.

Civic Framework v1.5

This application utilizes postcodes.io and Police.uk datasets to map residential coordinates to the statutory obligations of the corresponding Local Authority. This enables a direct audit trail between tax contribution and service delivery.

1. Geographical Authority Mapping

By inputting a postcode, the system queries the UK National Postcode Database. This determines whether your area is governed by a Unitary Authority (single tier) or a Two-Tier System (District and County Councils). This differentiation is vital: District Councils typically handle refuse and planning, while County Councils manage education and highways maintenance.

2. Crime & Transparency Audit

We leverage the Police.uk Open Data API to generate a localized incident report. Furthermore, the portal provides gateways to the 2015 Transparency Code. Under this law, your council is strictly required to publish all spending over £500, senior management pay scales, and a register of all public land assets. This portal provides the direct legislative path to these datasets.

3. Statutory Duties vs Discretionary Powers

Citizens must distinguish between Statutory Duties (services the council is legally forced to provide, such as Adult Social Care and Housing) and Discretionary Powers (elective services like Parks, Leisure Centres, and local festivals). During budget constraints, discretionary services are often at risk, whereas statutory duties represent your core legal rights as a constituent.

4. Legislative Advocacy

Each service category links directly to the **primary legislation** governing that service (e.g., the Care Act 2014). Use these references when communicating with representatives to ensure your inquiries are grounded in statute law rather than mere opinion.

Contact Local Councillor (Ward Level)

Generate Advocacy Draft

Contact Member of Parliament (MP)

Generate Parliamentary Inquiry

Legal Framework & IP

Intellectual Property Notice

All design architectures, algorithmic service mapping, and integrated legislative datasets are the sole intellectual property of Adrian Ikeji BEng(Hons), MSc. © 2026. Unauthorized reproduction, commercial redistribution, or extraction of data frameworks is strictly prohibited and protected under UK Copyright and Database Right laws.

Transparency & Accountability

This portal acts as an independent intermediary facilitating access to mandatory public datasets. In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, local authorities are legally required to maintain accessible records of fiscal and operational data.

Privacy & Data Sovereignty

MyLocalGov adheres to a strict Zero-Knowledge architecture. While we utilize third-party APIs (Postcodes.io, Police.uk) to provide localized intelligence, no personal data, geolocation coordinates, or constituent inquiries are ever transmitted to or stored on our servers. All operational data remains within your browser's LocalStorage environment.