1. © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Bishop’s Stortford Boundary Review – Initial Briefing James Parker – September 2014

2. © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Parish Boundary review process Responsible body Responsible body District Council (‘Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) District Council (‘Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Process Process Community Governance Review->consultation->recomendations- >notification and publicity->reorganisation order Community Governance Review->consultation->recomendations- >notification and publicity->reorganisation order Triggers Triggers Public petition signed by 10% of electorate Public petition signed by 10% of electorate At any other time at the discretion of the District Council At any other time at the discretion of the District Council “Principal councils will want to keep their community governance arrangements under review, and they should ensure that they consider on a regular basis whether a review is needed. A review may need to be carried out, for example, following a major change in the population of a community or to re-draw boundaries which have become anomalous, for example following new housing developments being built across existing boundaries” “Principal councils will want to keep their community governance arrangements under review, and they should ensure that they consider on a regular basis whether a review is needed. A review may need to be carried out, for example, following a major change in the population of a community or to re-draw boundaries which have become anomalous, for example following new housing developments being built across existing boundaries” “it would be good practice for a principal council to consider conducting a review every 10-15 years” “it would be good practice for a principal council to consider conducting a review every 10-15 years”

3. County/District Council Boundary reviews Responsible body Responsible body Local Government Boundary Commission for England Local Government Boundary Commission for England Triggers Triggers Request from the Secretary of State Request from the Secretary of State Request from the relevant authority Request from the relevant authority If the Commission notice an anomoly If the Commission notice an anomoly © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council

4. Review Areas? © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council (1) (2) (3) 1 - St Michaels Mead, already developed 2 - BS South – up for development in local plan 3 - Hallingbury Borders – potential bypass, cemetery?