WHAT CAN LOCAL COUNCILS DO?

 Whilst this is a list of powers available to Parish Councils, not all the powers are appropriate to every Council... more »

Housing

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Committee Structure of Council

To the uninitiated the structures of the various tiers of local government can be confusing.   .. more »

The Philosophy of Parish and Town Councils

In 1986 the concept of parish and town councils with their smaller brother the parish meeting was re-vamped in England and Wales. The vast majority of the new formed or reformed councils were thinking of themselves in much the same fashion as their counterparts of several hundred before had done so. This was not to continue... more »