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Community Governance Review of Torbay - outcome of second stage consultation and final recommendations

09/01/2020 - Community Governance Review of Torbay - outcome of second stage consultation and final recommendations

That the Cabinet recommend to Council:

 

(i)         That the responses received to the second phase consultation on the Community Governance Review of Torbay be noted as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

 

(ii)        That the Cabinet recommendations of the community governance review be that there shall be no change to existing community governance arrangements in Torbay and specifically:

 

(a)          That no new parishes be constituted in the area under review;

(b)          That no existing parishes in the area under review be abolished and that the name and area of Brixham parish and the electoral arrangements of Brixham Town Council remain unaltered.

(c)       That unless the community strongly calls for the establishment of further town councils, there shall be no further community governance reviews during this term of office.

 

(iii)       That the Director of Corporate Services publish the final recommendations and take steps to secure that persons who may be interested in the review are informed of them; and

 

(iv)       That the Council be recommended to give effect to the final recommendations set out at (ii) above.