Find out more about community governance in Stratford District

Stratford-on-Avon District residents are being urged to have their views heard about the community governance at a Parish level in the District.

A Community Governance Review (CGR) is a legal process whereby Councils can create parish councils, review and change parish boundaries and in extreme cases, abolish parishes.

This Review for Stratford-on-Avon District will consider whether the existing Parish Councils are effective, convenient and reflect the identities and interests of the local area.  It will also consider whether Parish Councils should be merged, altered or abolished.

Please send your views in writing to Darren Whitney, Democratic Services Manager, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HX or by email to darren.whitney@stratford-dc.gov.uk

The deadline for sending your views is Wednesday 12 September 2012.

The District Council will consider all the representations and then publish draft proposals and the reasons behind them.  There will then be a further consultation before the final proposals are agreed.

The Review will not automatically mean there will be changes and the District Council is not seeking a particular solution at this time but looking for peoples' views.

For further information please visit www.stratford.gov.uk/CGR

The Government has emphasised that recommendations made in a review should bring about improved community engagement, more cohesive communities, better local democracy and result in more effective and convenient delivery of local services.

It is considered good practice to review every 10-12 years and the last review was in 2001.