Community Governance Reviews

South Holland District Council, as principal authority, carries out CGR's as requested by Parish Councils , ward members or petitions.

A Community Governance Review is a process whereby the principal authority can make changes to the governance arrangements for parish councils and parish areas.

The process involves asking the public and other interested parties about the most suitable way of representing the local communities. This is to ensure that local governance arrangements within South Holland continue to be reflective of the identity and interest of local communities and that they are as efficient and effective as they can be.

Community Governance Reviews are undertaken in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. This enables South Holland District Council to review Parish Council arrangements. A number of changes can be made when there is clear evidence to do so:

Changes to parish areas - this includes changes to parish boundaries, the merging of two or more parishes, creating a new parish out of part of one or more existing parishes.
Changes to electoral arrangements - this includes changing the number of parish councillors and introducing or changing parish warding arrangements.
Changes to the name of a parish (this can also be undertaken through a process under S75 of Local Government Act 1972).
Changes to parish grouping arrangements - this involves the grouping together of parishes under a common parish council.

Current Community Governance Reviews

Tydd St Mary

The recommendations were approved at Full Council on 18 January 2023 and the following Community Governance Order is now deposited at these Council Offices.

Community Governance Order - Tydd St Mary (PDF, 262 KB)

Draft Recommendations - Tydd St Mary (PDF, 80 KB)

Timetable (PDF, 400 KB)

Terms of Reference (PDF, 508 KB)

Cowbit

The recommendations were approved at Full Council on 18 January 2023 and the following Community Governance Order is now deposited at these Council Offices.

Community Governance Order - Cowbit (PDF, 254 KB)

Final Recommendation - Cowbit (PDF, 436 KB)

Draft Recommendations - Cowbit (PDF, 81 KB)

Review Timetable (PDF, 75 KB)

Terms of Reference (PDF, 183 KB)