Community Governance Review

Introduction

A Community Governance Review is a review of the whole or part of a district to consider one or more of the following:

• Creating, merging, altering or abolishing parishes.
• The naming of parishes and the style (i.e. whether to call it a town council or village council etc) of new parishes.
• The electoral arrangements for parishes - the ordinary year of election, the size of the council, the number of councillors to be elected and parish warding.
• Grouping parishes under a common parish council, or de-grouping parishes.

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act, 2007, sets down the principal legal framework within which councils must undertake these reviews.

Community Governance Review of Langport Town Council and Huish Episcopi Parish Council

A request was received from Langport Town Council in June 2010, to review the governance arrangements of the Parishes of Langport and Huish Episcopi under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

Community Governance Review of Stoke Trister with Bayford and Pen Selwood Parish Councils

Community Governance Reviews provide the opportunity for principal councils to review and make changes to current community governance arrangements in their areas, to make sure the governance in place is best for that particular community.

A valid request was received from Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council in May 2011, requesting that the District Council conduct a consultation (Community Governance Review) of all the electors and local interested groups to ask if they would be agreeable to alter the boundary between themselves and Pen Selwood Parish Council to bring the whole of Leigh Common within the boundary of Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council.  Initial consultation within the parishes has now taken place and the draft recommendation for further consultation is:

"To accept the vote from the people of Stoke Trister with Bayford and Pen Selwood Parish Councils and to agree the proposal to alter the boundary between the two parishes".

Should you wish to comment on this draft recommendation, please submit your views in writing by 10^th February 2012 to:

Angela Cox
Lead Officer Community Governance Review
South Somerset District Council
Brympton Way
Yeovil
BA20 2HT

Or alternatively by email to:

angela.cox@southsomerset.gov.uk

Stoke Trister - Community Governance Review Report to Council - January 2012

Stoke Trister - Report to District Executive - December 2011

Leaflet - Proposed Change to the Parish Boundary

Stoke Trister - Report to Council July 2011

Draft Terms of Reference - Stoke Trister 

Community  Governance Review of South Cadbury Parish Council

Community Governance Reviews provide the opportunity for principal councils to review and make changes to current community governance arrangements in their areas, to make sure the governance in place is best for that particular community. 

A valid request was received from South Cadbury Parish Council requesting that the District Council conduct a consultation (Community Governance Review) of all the electors and local interested groups to ask if they would support the increase in the number of Parish Councillors from 5 to 7 Councillors and amend the name of the Parish Council to include the village of Sutton Montis.  Initial consultation within the parish has now taken place and the draft recommendation for further consultation is:

"To accept the majority vote from the people ofSouth Cadbury and Sutton Montisand to agree to increase the number of Parish Councillors to 7 and amend the name of the Parish Councilto South Cadbury and Sutton Montis Parish Council".

Should you wish to comment on this draft recommendation, please submit your views in writing by 10^th February 2012 to:

Angela Cox
Lead Officer Community Governance Review
South Somerset District Council
Brympton Way
Yeovil
BA20 2HT

Or alternatively by email to:

angela.cox@southsomerset.gov.uk

South Cadbury Community Governance Review Report to Council - January 2012 

South Cadbury - Report to Council July 2011

Draft Terms of Reference - South Cadbury