Sorry for not being able to reply earlier. See page 67, 3rd paragraph, i quote :"Elections for local government councillors are held in May each year"

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Many thanks PRON

have they published any errata. i can't find any on the net

for instance who is the head of the church? The Queen or ArchBishop of canterburry? The textbook states strangely in one paragraph both. also i believe there is more than 4 bank holidays in UK. the textbook states only 4

First of all I would like to stress that all information on the internet is not accurate. Take this web site for example http://www.allworldknowledge.com/ukelections/  Although some of the info is accurate it is merely poking fun and should not be taken seriously, there are many more web sites like that one. Be careful!

A GENERAL ELECTION is held at least every five years normally unless the PM calls an early one.This election determines which party gets to run the country

A BY-ELECTION occurs when when a vacancy arises that needs to be filled (sometimes an MP resigning or dying)

Towns, cities and  rural areas are administered by a system of local government or councils, usually referred to as local authorities

Election for local government councillors are held in May each year (according to 'The Book'). Many but not all candidates stand as members of a political party. Serving on a local council is often the first step to being nominated as a candidate for election to the national Parliament.

Scotland, Wales and Ireland local elections/assemblies can differ from England

"My understanding of the structure of the C of E has always been that the Queen is the head of it, but that the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior ordained clergyman, who runs the show.  But if the book says it's both of them, that's the option to go for!

The bank holiday is a really stupid issue, in my opinion - in common usage, we tend to refer to all public holidays as being "bank holidays". But LEGALLY the position is that bank holidays are defined in some obscure Act of Parliament - and there are only four of them - while the other holidays are simply "public holidays". It is absolutely ridiculous for the book to make an issue of the distinction - virtually no-one knows there is a difference, and we all call them bank holidays"

Paul is correct according to 'The Book', but unfortunately you have misread the book yourself. It states that "The C of E or Anglican Church as it is known came into existence in 1534. The King installed himself as head of the Church, and the title of Supreme Governor has been held by the King or Queen ever since"

It also states " The King or Queen has the right to appoint a number of senior church officers, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the head of the Church" (This means that the Queen appoints the A of C) "In practice however, the PM makes this selection on the recommendation of a special committee appointed by the Church"

It is easy to misread the wording in the book, maybe it is designed to confuse you as it certainly does confuse me and I lived here all my life.

Pauls interpretation of Bank Holidays is correct according to the book and I agree with his view that it is ridiculous to make a distinction. There are four Bank Holidays. see page 103 in the book which lists and identifies all the public holidays and distinguishes the Bank Holidays (at least three of them, the fourth presumably being Jan 1st as Bank Holidays are not of nationalistic or religious importance and all the other public hols are just that) from the other public holidays.( the august bank holiday for England and Scotland differ so don't count it twice, each one being at the opposite end of the month)

Further to my previous post on this topic, I found why there is confused and contradictory information in the book. It is because there is no hard an fast rule about local elections so I suppose they have given an average answer.

see this extract

COUNCILLORS represent geographical WARDS (called ELECTORAL DIVISIONS in County Councils) and serve for four years before needing to seek re-election. A ward may represented by 1, 2 or 3 councillors. County Councils, London Boroughs, and Scottish and Welsh Unitaries elect all their councillors at once, every 4 years; Metropolitan Districts elect one-third of their councillors in each of the 3 years out of 4 which are not County Election years; English Unitaries and second-tier Districts were given the choice of the two methods: 18 out of the 46 Unitiaries and 88 of the 238 Districts elect by thirds.

from this web site http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/structure.htm

and you may see where all the confusion begins.

"Many thanks PRON

have they published any errata. i can't find any on the net"

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/nationality/knowledgeoflifeintheuk

"1.3 Where can I get the Life in the United Kingdom Handbook?

A second impression of the handbook, with amendments, was published in October 2005. "

I have the 2006 seventh impression of the book. It is probably still full of errors though.

Hello,

Our copy of the book said "2006 seventh impression" at the front.

I searched through the book front to back but couldn't find  any amendments list anywhere. So conclusion is that if there really are any amendments they aren't pointed out for us. I guess we just have to find them. My husband is away this week with the book as he sits his test on Friday. Therefore I cannot help anyone with the contents of the book for this week at least.

Good luck to those sitting tests soon.

Hi,

In the book as well as in the quizz, it said that Local government councillors are elected each year in May. I thought  at least each Five years. if not, who elect these councillors

Many thanks