Part 4Parishes

Chapter 3Reorganisation

Duties of council undertaking review

94Recommendations to create parish councils

(1)

This section applies where a community governance review is required to make any of the following recommendations—

(a)

recommendations under section 87(6) as to whether or not a new parish should have a parish council;

(b)

recommendations under section 88(4)(a) as to whether or not an existing parish should have a parish council.

(2)

If the parish has 1,000 or more local government electors, the review must recommend that the parish should have a council.

(3)

If the parish has 150 or fewer local government electors, the review must recommend that the parish should not have a council.

(4)

But subsection (3) does not apply if any part of the parish mentioned in subsection (1) is currently—

(a)

a parish which has a council, or

(b)

part of such a parish.

(5)

If neither subsection (2) nor (3) applies, it is for the principal council to decide whether or not the parish should have a council.