Issue - meetings

To receive the report on the Community Governance Review for the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.

The Director: Policy & Governance presented the report which outlined the proposed Community Governance Review (CGR), following the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s (LGBCE) review of electoral arrangements within the Borough in 2022. The proposed CGR would be the first Borough wide review for several years.

The report summarised the reasons for the CGR; to determine whether the current Town and Parish Councils were reflective of local electorate identities and Borough ward boundaries. The process of conducting a CGR would take approximately 12 months and included 2 rounds of public consultation, the draft recommendations from the review would then be presented to the Committee.

Members noted the importance of the review in order to recognise the local identities of communities.

RESOLVED – that:

a)    a Community Governance Review be undertaken subject to the finalisation of the Terms of Reference and Consultation Documents: and

b)    authority be delegated to the Director:Policy & Governance to prepare the final Terms of Reference and Consultation Documents to be considered at a future meeting of Boundary Review Committee.