Decision
That the Terms of Reference
for a Community Governance Review of all parishes in the Dorset Council area be
adopted.
Reason for Recommendation
To ensure that community
governance arrangements within the area under review are reflective of the
identities and interests of the community in that area.
Executive Summary
A community governance review
looks at the governance arrangements of parishes in the area under review – in
this case the whole of the Dorset Council Area – and seeks to ensure that these
are reflective of the identities and interests of the community in that area.
In undertaking the Review,
Dorset Council (“the Council”) will comply with the requirements of Part 4 of
the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”)
and the relevant parts of the Local Government Act 1972, and have regard to
Guidance on Community Governance Reviews issued in accordance with section
100(4) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by the
Department of Communities and Local Government and the Local Government
Boundary Commission for England in March 2010.
The Council will also give
due consideration to the Guidance on Community Governance Reviews issued by the
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government published in 2008.
Background documents
Agenda
for Dorset Council on Thursday, 15th July, 2021, 6.30 pm - Dorset Council (wdwp.local)
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2021
Decision due: 15 Jul 2021 by Director of Legal and Democratic Services - Monitoring Officer
Lead member: Leader of the Council
Lead director: Director of Legal and Democratic Services - Monitoring Officer
Contact: Jacqui Andrews, Service Manager for Democratic and Electoral Services Email: jacqui.andrews@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.