Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Harringay Parish Council?
I learned today that since 2007 it has been possible for residents of a neighbourhood within London to petition their local borough council to set up a local council. This would be equivalent to the parish councils they have long had in rural areas in England, but could be called a parish, town, neighbourhood or community council, as the local voters prefer.
Has this been raised here on HOL before. With over 2000 members, if most of them are registered to vote in the area, we must be well on the way to the 10% of electors we would need for a petition.
For more information see the National Association of Local Councils page on setting up a council at
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Toolkits/Create_a_Council/Create_a_council.aspx
Has this been raised here on HOL before. With over 2000 members, if most of them are registered to vote in the area, we must be well on the way to the 10% of electors we would need for a petition.
For more information see the National Association of Local Councils page on setting up a council at
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Toolkits/Create_a_Council/Create_a_council.aspx
Tags for Forum Posts: community council, harringay, local council, neighbourhood council, parish council
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Great topic for discussion Andrew. I wasn't aware of this initiative either.
It does look tough, Matt. You're right. Clearly not for the feint-hearted. I guess that any decision about whether to move on this would need to be based on what benefits it would bring. A good idea about that is contained in the the National Association of Local Councils guidance (via Andrew's link). Appendix 1 outlines the areas that local councils can control.
Previous experience is the other touchstone for me. Disappointingly, the case studies in the Rowntree report that Matt links to don't appear to make a great case. But as the report points out, local councils are only one option for getting a greater say in the way we're governed at a local level.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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There's quite a good simpler guide to this from Do politics
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