ANBC - Provision of Legal Services

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SERVICE REQUIREMENTS The Council engages in the usual range of Local Authority activities including Leisure Services, Community Services, Parks and Open Spaces, Tourism, Cultural Facilities, Refuse Collection, Street Cleansing, Environment Health, Burial Grounds, Public Conveniences, Administration, Employment, Finance, Economic Development and Building Control amongst others. It is envisaged that these services will be expanded to incorporate other Central Government functions under the Review of Public Administration (some of which have already been transferred to the Council) e.g. Planning, Roads, Urban Regeneration and Community Development, Community Planning, Housing, Local Economic Development (transfer from Invest NI), Local Tourism and General Power of Competence. Other services will include but will not be limited to: some elements of the delivery of the EU Rural Development Programme; Authority to Spot List to enable Councils to add a building to the statutory list on a temporary basis, subject to ratification by the DOE; Authority to draw up local lists of buildings that are of architectural and/or historic interest; Local water recreational facilities; Local sports facilities. The Council has identified that its legal requirements fall under four (4) main areas of expertise and wishes to appoint firms of solicitors to provide advice in the following areas of law: - 1. Planning 2. Commercial (including Land & Property) 3. Enforcement 4. Legislative and Procurement