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Duties of Parish councils
The following is a table of the various powers & duties upon which Parish Councils can call to perform services for their Communities. The list is not intended to be an exhaustive one, but it will illustrate to the reader that Parish Councils still have a very useful role to perform in the 21st Century. Please remember that new legislation is being enacted all the time that changes the role of Parish Councils.
FUNCTION POWERS & DUTIES STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Allotments Power to provide allotments
Duty to provide if demand unsatisfied Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908.Allotments Act 1925.
Baths & Washhouses Power to provide public baths & washhouses Public Health Act 1936
Burial Grounds & Cemeteries Power to acquire & maintain Open Spaces Act 1906.Local Government Act 1972. Councils and Burial Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970.
“ Power to provide “
“ Power to agree to maintain monuments & memorials “
Bus Shelters Power to provide & maintain Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953
Clocks Power to provide public clocks Parish Councils Act 1957
Closed Churchyards Powers as to maintenance Local Government Act 1972
Code of Conduct for Members & Employees Duty to adopt a Code of Conduct Local Government Act 2000
Commons & common pastures Powers in relation to inclosure etc. Inclosure Act 1845.Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908.
Community Centres Power to provide & equip buildings Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Crime Prevention Power to spend money on crime prevention measures Local Government and Rating Act 1997
Education Right to appoint School Governors Education (No. 2) Act 1986
Entertainment & the Arts Provision of entertainment & support of the Arts Local Government Act 1972
General Purposes Power to provide funds for general benefit of Community Local Government Act 1972
Gifts Power to accept gifts Local Government Act 1972
Highways Power to repair & maintain footpaths Highways Act 1980
“ Power to light roads & footpaths Parish Councils Act 1957 Highways Act 1980
“ Provision of litter bins Litter Act 1983
“ Power to provide parking places for vehicles etc. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
“ Powers to provide roadside seats Parish Councils Act 1957
“ Power to complain to district councils about protection of Rights of Way Highways Act 1980
“ Power to plant trees & maintain roadside verges Highways Act 1980
Land Power to acquire, appropriate and dispose of land Local Government Act 1972
Litter Provision of receptacles Litter Act 1983
Mortuaries Power to provide mortuaries Public Health Act 1936
Open Spaces Power to acquire land and maintain Open Spaces Act 1906
Public Buildings Power to provide buildings for public meetings & assemblies Local Government Act 1972
Public Conveniences Power to provide Public Health Act 1936
Recreation Power to acquire land for or to provide recreation grounds Local Government Act 1972.Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
Town & Country Planning Right to be notified of planning applications Town & Country Planning Act 1990
Tourism Power to contribute to organisations Local Government Act 1972
Traffic Calming Power to contribute to traffic calming schemes Local Government and Rating Act 1997
Transport Power to spend money on Community Transport Schemes Local Government and Rating Act 1997
War Memorials Power to maintain, repair and protect war memorials War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923
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What The Parish Council Do For You
What does the Parish Council do for the ordinary man & woman in the street?
Various Parish Councillors have received critical comments from members of the public in recent weeks asking what does the Parish Council do for them?
The Parish Council, in its own modest way, provides services for its parishioners from the cradle to the grave.
Firstly, the Parish Council provides an annual financial contribution to a local Toddlers' Group to help with the Group's running costs.
Secondly, the Parish Council provides funds every year to buy Play Equipment for children in each Parish Area in turn. Members of the Parish Council also agreed at their Meeting on 15th December 2004 to consult with a local community group to ask what types of Play Equipment it wishes to be provided for local children in Bowburn.
Thirdly, the Parish Council is providing the money to construct a new Bus Shelter on Dallymore Drive in Bowburn for members of the public on the relevant bus routes to use. The new Shelter will put an end to the need for bus users to shelter on the wrong side of the road in inclement weather and risk their safety crossing the road when their own bus arrives at the right stop.
Fourthly, the Parish Council regularly provides funds for new Street Lighting Columns in the Parish when the County Council does not have the funds to provide them. New Lighting Columns have been installed in Bowburn, Cassop & Parkhill in recent years.
Fifthly, the Parish Council is providing funds (alongside the Countryside Agency and Awards for All amongst others) to convert a disused allotment site on Bow Street & Burn Street, Bowburn into a Green/Communal Area for the peaceful recreational use of all of the residents of Bowburn.
Sixthly, the Parish Council provided the land for the site of the much needed New Medical Centre in Bowburn which was completed in 2002.
Lastly, the Parish Council provides a Burial Ground for use of the Parishioners at the end of their lives where relatives can erect a suitable monument to their loved one with permission of the Parish Council and visit the burial place at their leisure.
Please don't forget that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Parish Council and all Parish Councillors perform their duties without any form of payment.
I hope that this note gives parishioners a flavour of the range of services that the Parish Council provides for its parishioners year in and year out.
Merry Christmas!
Peter Thorpe,
Parish Clerk.
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