Why is Surrey Heath Borough Council Conducting a Review?
What can the Community Governance Review change?
- changes to boundaries between parishes
- mergers of two or more parishes or even
- creating a new parish out of part of one or more existing parishes
It can make changes to electoral arrangements within parish areas – including:
- changes to the number of parish councillors
- introducing or changing parish warding arrangements
It can accommodate changing the name of a parish
It can accommodate the grouping together of parishes under a common parish council.
Consultation Process
Community Governance Review – Revised Timetable
Stage 1
Action | Date | Details |
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Report to full Council |
24 July 2019 |
Council determines terms of reference of community governance review |
Publish terms of reference |
5 August 2019 |
Council publishes terms of reference and notifies stakeholders of the commencement of the review. |
Initial consultation period on the options set out in the terms of reference |
5 August 2019 to 28 October 2019 (12 weeks) |
Consultation letters to:
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Consider responses to initial consultation |
29 October 2019 31 December 2019 |
Consider submissions and prepare draft recommendations for report to Council |
Report to full Council |
26 February 2020 |
Council to receive details of outcome of initial consultation and consider draft recommendations |
Publish draft recommendations |
9 March 2020 | Council publishes draft recommendations for further consultation. |
Stage 2
Action | Date | Details |
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Initial Working Group Meeting |
18 March 2020 |
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Council Meeting | 22 July 2020 | |
Consultation Starts | w/c 3 August 2020 | First week of August |
Consultation Period Finishes | 1 September 2020 | 4 week period |
Consider responses to further consultation | 2 September – 30 September 2020 | Consider further submissions and prepare final recommendations for report to Council |
Report to full Council | 14 October 2020 | Council to receive details of outcome of further consultation and consider final recommendations |
Publish final recommendations | 19 October 2020 | Publish final recommendations |
Final recommendations submitted to the LGBCE for consultation | w/c 19 October 2020 | LGBCE to confirm if it agrees to the changes to the protected electoral arrangements. |