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The answer is on Page 8 of the consultation document:
3.
In this Code:
“the Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
“local authority’ means:
• a county council;
• a district council;
• a parish council;
• a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council;
• etc
A civil (as opposed to an ecclesiastical) parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council - so it seems that Biggleswade is actually a Parish Council styled as a Town Council.
So I am at a loss as to why Biggleswade Town Council should need to query their status with the Department for Communities and Local Government.
If I were the Town Clerk I would not send this letter at the risk of being made to feel foolish by DCLG's reply:
'You come under the 'Parishes' category - it does apply to you. We're surprised that you even need to ask as you should really know this.'
Also - if, as you say, the code of recommended practice is a repetition of [Biggleswade] Town Councils own working practices - can you please start abiding by it and publish the information it says you should be publishing.
Thank you
Posted by Anonymous to Biggleswade OnLine at 22 March 2011 18:03
The answer is on Page 8 of the consultation document:
3.
In this Code:
“the Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
“local authority’ means:
• a county council;
• a district council;
• a parish council;
• a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council;
• etc
A civil (as opposed to an ecclesiastical) parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council - so it seems that Biggleswade is actually a Parish Council styled as a Town Council.
So I am at a loss as to why Biggleswade Town Council should need to query their status with the Department for Communities and Local Government.
If I were the Town Clerk I would not send this letter at the risk of being made to feel foolish by DCLG's reply:
'You come under the 'Parishes' category - it does apply to you. We're surprised that you even need to ask as you should really know this.'
Also - if, as you say, the code of recommended practice is a repetition of [Biggleswade] Town Councils own working practices - can you please start abiding by it and publish the information it says you should be publishing.
Thank you
Posted by Anonymous to Biggleswade OnLine at 22 March 2011 18:03
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