Charlbury residents – have your say on proposed changes to local government
The Government is consulting on proposals to reorganise local government in Oxfordshire, and Charlbury Town Council will be submitting a response. Before doing so, we would like to understand residents’ views.
At present most local services are delivered by two tiers of council above town and parish councils:
Oxfordshire County Council – highways, schools, social care, libraries etc
District councils (West Oxfordshire District Council) – planning, waste, housing, environment etc
The proposals would replace these with unitary authorities that deliver all services. Charlbury Town Council would continue to exist under all options.
Three proposals are currently under consultation:
One Oxfordshire Council – a single council covering the whole county (population around 800,000)
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oneoxfordshire
Two Councils – two medium-sized councils, each serving around 500,000 residents
Three Councils – three smaller councils covering Northern Oxfordshire, Greater Oxford and Ridgeway
www.oxford.gov.uk/three-councils
Importantly, the Government consultation does not ask councils or residents to choose between the proposals. Instead, the same set of questions must be answered for each proposal.
To help inform the Town Council’s response, please take a few minutes to complete our short survey:
The survey takes around 3 minutes to complete and will close ahead of the Extraordinary Meeting of Charlbury Town Council on 18 March at 12 noon, when the Council will agree its response
You can also respond directly to the Government consultation here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-reorganisation-in-oxfordshire
Thank you for helping the Town Council understand residents’ views.
Lisa Wilkinson · Fri 13 Mar, 11:08 · Link