LITTLE GRANSDEN PARISH COUNCIL

Chair: Oliver Hipwell, Hill Farm, 8 Main Road, Little Gransden SG19 3DN Tel: 017944 547685 email oliverhipwell.lgpc@gmail.com (Elected 5 May 2022; Vice-chair; Biodiversity and Tree Officer)

John Jefferies, Ash Tree Cottage, Little Gransden SG19 3BP email jrjefferies@btinternet.com (Co-opted 12 May 2022 )

Mrs Noushin Rostami, 34 Primrose Hill, Little Gransden SG19 3DP emailnrostami.lgpc@gmail.com (Elected 5 May 2022; co-ordinator Friendship Club)

Emma Ward 6 Main Road, Little Gransden SG19 3DN emmaward.lgpc@gmail.com (Elected 5 May 2022; trustee and parish council representative for Little Gransden Village Hall)

Aston Cox, Gransden Lodge, Longstowe Road, Little Gransden SG19 3EB (co-opted 11 May 2023

Clerk: Sylvia Sullivan, 3 Primrose Hill, Little Gransden SG19 3DP Tel: 01767 677906, email clerk.lgpc@aol.com Office hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday

Sunday 29 November 2015

LITTLE GRANSDEN PARISh COUNCIL

CONSULTATION - ELECTORAL REVIEW OF SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
 
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has formally commenced an electoral review of South Cambridgeshire District Council. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the review and seek your views on future ward boundaries for the council.
 
The Commission is carrying out a review to deliver electoral equality for voters across the district. At present, some councillors represent many more, or many fewer, electors than their colleagues elsewhere in the district. The review aims to correct those imbalances.
 
What is an electoral review?
 
The electoral review will recommend new electoral arrangements for South Cambridgeshire District Council. In particular, it will propose:
 
  • The total number of councillors elected to the council in the future.
  • The number of wards.
  • The number of councillors representing each ward.
  • Ward boundaries.
  • Names of wards.
 
For parishes, the review can recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish and town councils i.e. the number, names and boundaries of parish wards and the number of parish councillors for each parish ward. However, this is only in circumstances where the parished area is to be divided between wards. Even in these circumstances, the Commission will not normally recommend any change to the number of councillors to be elected to a parish or town council. The Commission has no power to consider changes to the external boundaries of a parish or the creation of new parishes. 

When?
 
Today, 24 November 2015, is the start of a 10 week public consultation during which the Commission is inviting proposals for new warding arrangements.  The consultation will close on 1 February 2016. After considering all representations made during this consultation, the Commission intends to publish draft recommendations in May 2016. There will then be a further period of consultation on the draft recommendations. Final recommendations are expected to be published in September 2016. The new electoral arrangements will come into effect at the local elections in 2018.
 
How to get involved?
 
This is a public consultation and we welcome views from individuals and organisations across the district on where they think new ward patterns should be drawn.
 
The Commission is minded to recommend that 45 councillors should be elected to South Cambridgeshire District Council in the future. It is now inviting proposals to help it draw up a pattern of wards to accommodate 45 councillors.
 
In drawing up a pattern of wards, the Commission must balance three criteria, which are set out in law, namely:
 
·         To deliver electoral equality where each councillor represents roughly the same number of electors as others across the district.
·         That the pattern of wards should, as far as possible, reflect the interests and identities of local communities.
·         That the electoral arrangements should provide for effective and convenient local government.
 
We are asking local people and organisations for their views as to the best pattern of wards for the district which meet the requirements set out above.
 
The Commission will treat all submissions equally and will judge each case on its merits and against the statutory criteria. If you wish to put forward a view, we would also urge you to ensure that your submission is supported by evidence. For example, if you wish to argue that two parishes should be included in the same ward, make sure you tell the Commission why they should be together, providing evidence about community facilities, ties, organisations and amenities, rather than simply asserting that they belong together.
 
There is plenty more advice on our website about how you can get involved in the consultation and put your views forward. Log on towww.lgbce.org.uk to find out more. 

Posted by Parish Clerk.

LITTLE GRANSDEN PARISH COUNCIL

CONSULTATION - ADVOCACY SERVICES ACROSS SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE

A public consultation has recently been announced on Advocacy Services across South Cambridgeshire. This could be for existing service users, potential service users, friends or carers of existing or potential service users, professionals or the wider public.
 
Both Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are fully committed to the principles and benefits of independent advocacy and want the new service to build on the success of current and previous advocacy services. We are seeking feedback on the draft advocacy service specification. This feedback will be used to inform the final version of the advocacy service specification. This will be published once available.
 
Further information and a copy of the draft specification is available on Cambridgeshire County Council's website at:  http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/cons_details.aspx?ref=415  [[Please note this link ends in =415]]
 
The consultation questions can be downloaded from the link above, or completed online at: http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/G2KX0/  [[Please note this link ends in G2KX0/]]
 
The consultation is running from 23rd November 2015 to 20th February 2016.
 
Posted by Parish Clerk