Council and Democracy

Find out about your District, Parish, Town and County Councillors and your MP.

Decisions of the Council can be made through meetings of the Full Council, the Cabinet, Committees and individually by Cabinet Members or Officers.

The Council appoints a Chairman every year at it's Annual General Meeting.

We welcome petitions and recognise that petitions are one way in which people can let us know their concerns.

Find out about your rights with regard to the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.

We follow strict procedures to ensure that we're efficient, transparent and accountable to local people.

The Localism Act 2011 introduced a new regime for standards and dealing with complaints against members.

Privacy notices that cover democratic services and their activities.