1. Community Governance Review
We have received a petition signed by over 50% of Dunchideock’s registered electors, requesting the following:
That Teignbridge District Council should commence a Community Governance Review (CGR) to consider whether Dunchideock Parish Council should be abolished and replaced with an informal community forum.
We will be conducting a review and welcome feedback from as many residents as possible.
We are providing additional information which you may find useful when considering your response and it will be kept up to date as the review progresses.
| Details | Dates |
| Commencement of CGR – Terms of Reference published | 16 October 2023 |
| Initial consultation stage | 19 October 2023 – 15 December 2023 |
| Draft recommendations prepared | 18 December 2023 – 23 February 2024 |
| Draft recommendations published | 26 February 2024 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 27 February 2024 - 30 April 2024 |
| Final recommendations prepared | 1 May 2024 - 28 June 2024 |
| Final recommendations published | 1 July 2024 |
| Final recommendations considered and decided by Full Council | by 30 August 2024 |
| Conclusion of CGR | by 30 August 2024 |
You can submit your comments to us from Thursday 19 October until Friday 15 December. Information on how to do this is included in the Terms of Reference.
In the meantime you may wish to consider the following information on the current parish governance arrangements and options for replacing the parish council. To remain a civil parish, Dunchideock must have some form of formal governance arrangements in place. It is not possible to abolish the parish council and continue to manage parish business on a completely informal basis.
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