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Parish Councils
- Local councils are democratically elected to represent you
- Community responsibility - local money with local accountability leading and delivering for you
- The elected 1st tier of Government working in partnership with community groups
- Defining and developing projects to benefit your residents and community
- A Parish of 100 households has exactly same powers as one of 10,000
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New Parishes
Why become a new Parish Council?
- Give your community a democratic voice
- The Government recognises the benefits of grass roots democracy
- Creating a New Parish - getting started some useful documents...
Getting Elected
The Requirements and Skills needed
- Click on links below to download documents to help you
- To learn more about parish councillors Click here...
- Becoming a Councillor
- Parish Councillor Job Description
- The Good Councillors Guide V3 New MARCH 2011
- A Guide to Parish Councillor Skills
Quality Councils
Quality Parish Councils...
- What are Quality Parish Councils (QPC)?
- What are the benefits of being a Quality Parish Council?
- QPCs are those Councils who have met a range of nationally agreed standards
- QPC status is awarded by an independent panel
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