Editing Local Government Board (section)

==Work of the board==
The LGB carried out its work in the following ways:<ref name=bellamy/>

===Delegated legislation===
The board was empowered to make general orders and regulations enforcing the various statutes for which it was responsible. These orders and regulations had the same force of law as those made by a secretary of state.

===Inspection and regulation===
The LGB had broad powers of regulation of the bodies under its control. The board's inspectors were able to visit local authorities and ensure that they were performing satisfactorily. They could also act as a medium for resolving disputes between local bodies and ratepayers or other interests.

===Provisional orders===
The board possessed quasi-judicial powers, being able to make legally binding decisions on the bodies under its supervision. Examples included the changing of boundaries, raising of loans or the taking on of additional powers. These ''provisional orders'' were subject to confirmation by Parliament.

===Auditing and accountability===
The board compiled and published financial summaries for each local authority annually. It also appointed district auditors and supplied such statistics as might be required by parliament.