SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL AGENDA

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Recommendations from the Community Governance Review Council Date: 10 th November 2016 (ii) (iii) Determine, in consultation with the Shadow Parishes, the governance arrangements for each new parish; In accordance with the requirements set out in Section 96 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, the Director of Law and Democratic Services be authorised to publish the Council’s decision in relation to these recommendations together with the reasons for making this decision, and to take such steps as he considers sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested in the Community Governance Review are informed of that decision. 2.4.2 The Head of StreetSmart to organise the borough council’s workforce in such a way as to facilitate any service transfer that may be agreed between the borough council and any new or existing parish or town council. 2.4.3 The Director of Law and Democratic Services to: (i) (ii) (iii) prepare, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, a revised scheme and consequential Community Governance Reorganisation Order to include such provisions as he considers appropriate in relation to (inter alia) implementation dates, asset transfers, and warding arrangements; seek the agreement of the Local Government Boundary Commission to any consequential changes to the protected electoral arrangements set out in the Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012, and Make and implement the Reorganisation Order. 3. Detail Background 3.1 Cabinet agreed to commence a Community Governance Review at its meeting on 21 st October 2015 (Cabinet Minute 39, 2015/2016 refers). The Terms of Reference approved are attached at Appendix One: Community Governance Terms of ReferenceError! Reference source not found.. The indicative time approved is set out in Table One. The Cabinet decision was noted by Council on 12 th November 2015 (Council Minute 47, 2015/16 refers). Further information on the subject of this report can be obtained from Stephen Taylor, 01793 463012, staylor@swindon.gov.uk. Page 12
Recommendations from the Community Governance Review Council Date: 10 th November 2016 Table 1 Initial Review Timetable Action Timeline Outline of Action Report to Cabinet / Council October / November 2015 Timescale and Terms of Reference approved Commence Review December 2015 Council publishes Notice of the Review and notifies stakeholders Introductory stage – Meetings with stakeholders December 2015 Stage 1 January – March 2016 Initial submissions invited Stage 2 April - June 2016 Consider submissions. Prepare draft recommendations Stage 3 July – September 2016 Draft recommendations published and comments sought Stage 4 Final recommendations Implementation Order September – November 2016 November – December 2016 November – December 2016 Consider final submissions and prepare recommendations Publish Final recommendations Council to make Order 3.2 The review was requested of Council partly due to a number of parish councils having asked for their electoral arrangements to be reviewed, including the number of parish councillors and their parish warding arrangements, and also having regard to a petition currently ongoing for the creation of a new parish in an area that is currently parished. 3.3 In addition, Cabinet was also informed by the reported success of the initial pilot schemes in which some parish councils agreed to take on devolved services Further information on the subject of this report can be obtained from Stephen Taylor, 01793 463012, staylor@swindon.gov.uk. Page 13
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