7 October 2019The Government has announced that it does not propose to set ‘referendum principles’ for town and parish councils in England for 2020/21. However the Government ‘remains concerned about the pressure placed on taxpayers from thousands of town and parish councils across England’ and expects them to exercise ‘even greater restraint’ for 2020/21. The Government will keep the matter under ‘active review’ for future years.
The full document can be found here.
SLCC’s Board’s External Affairs Group are currently reviewing the consultation along with the national advisor team with a view to submitting a formal response on behalf of SLCC.
This announcement has no effect in Wales.
