What is a Community Governance Review?
A Community Governance Review (CGR) is a process that provides an opportunity to review and make changes to governance arrangements for town and parish councils and parish areas. This means making sure that those living in the area, and other interested groups, have a say in how their local communities are represented.
Community Governance Reviews are undertaken in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
Community governance reviews: guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This review has proposed considerations affecting civil parish areas within Hertsmere. A civil parish is the first tier unit of local government, the level that is closest to the local community.
What has this review considered?
Aldenham Parish Council requested a Community Governance Review to consider the case of re-aligning their parish and borough ward boundaries, whilst also taking into consideration the possibility of removing the properties in polling district EA.
This review has also considered the future prospects of the Ridge Parish area due to the continuation of a non-functioning parish council.
Furthermore this review has also given the opportunity to evaluate the community arrangements of the parish of Shenley, focussing on the benefits of warding arrangements.
Details and maps explaining these considerations can be found in the
- Community Governance Considerations Reportpdf file[1.59MB]
. (PDF,1.59MB)
Final Decisions
On 21 September 2022, our full council were presented with the final recommendations of the Community Governance Review. The statement of reasons for each proposal were as follows;
Consequential Order
Following the conclusion of our Community Governance Review, the
- consequential orderpdf file[765KB]
(PDF, 764KB) was created.
This Order gives effect to recommendations made by us for the new parish of Hertsmere Meriden to be created, the alteration of the area of the parish of Aldenham, the amalgamation of the existing parishes of South Mimms and Ridge to create the new parish of South Mimms and Ridge, the creation of a council for the new parish of South Mimms and Ridge, and the dissolution of the councils for the existing parishes of south Mimms and Ridge within the borough of Hertsmere.
The following documents have been placed at the main reception within our Civic Offices for public inspection until 31 March 2023;
- Copy of the Report and Appendices submitted to the meeting of the Council held on 21 September 2022
- Copy of the approved minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 September 2022
- Copy of the Statement of Reason for making the Order
- Certified True Copy of the Order
If you have any questions or require any further information, please email cgr@hertsmere.gov.uk
Timetable as agreed and amended on 19 May 2022
| Report to *CMDP proposing a CGR | 25 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| (PDF 247KB) to approving Terms of Reference | 17 November 2021 |
| Publication of (PDF 344KB) | Week beginning 22 November 2021 |
| Review commences | 1 January 2022 |
| CMDP meets to agree Consultation | 11 January 2022 |
| Initial Consultation - Invite initial submissions | From first meeting of CMDP to 1 April 2022 |
| CMDP considers (PDF 802KB) and drafts recommendations | 19 May 2022 |
| Draft recommendations published | 1 June 2022 |
| Final round of public consultations | 1 June 2022 to 31 July 2022 |
| Final recommendations by CMDP | 5 September 2022 |
| Final recommendations reported to Council for decision | 21 September 2022 |
| (PDF 764kb) | October 2022 |
| Elections to new Parish Councils (if any created) | 4 May 2023 |
*Constitutional and Member Development Panel is an all-party panel of councillors working with officers to deliver the review
