Parish and Town Council Liaison in Derbyshire
The Parish and Town Council Liaison is a partnership between Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Association of Local Councils (DALC) and the local parish and town councils in Derbyshire.How does the partnership work?
Initially, a Parish and Town Council Liaison Forum has been established to further co-operation and communication between the county council and parish and town councils.
It is also an opportunity to discuss sharing responsibilities for services and to consult on the priorities for local communities in Derbyshire.
Purpose
Parish and town councils are the often the first point of contact for local people and they know the main issues for their individual communities. This local knowledge is essential to ensure that the county wide strategies respond to the needs of local people and help to improve the lives for everybody in Derbyshire.
Likewise, parish and town councils may be able to improve the lives of people in their own areas by gaining knowledge of projects and plans taking place in other parishes or on a county wide level.
What is happening in the partnership?
The first forum took place in October 2009 and focused on sharing information about the services the county council delivers and on setting out the shape of the partnership in the future.
Find information on the forum, including questions and answers, presentations and results of interactive sessions, on the liaison forum page.
A parish and town council newsletter will be published every six months and is available in the newsletter section.
Information on other websites
Derbyshire Association of Local Councils (opens in a new window)
For information on how communities can prepare and deal with emergency situations - Derbyshire Prepared (opens in a new window)
Report a pothole or other road fault online (opens in a new window)
Find out more about the Bringing People Together Fund (opens in a new window) which supports community cohesion (communities getting on well together, respecting each other and feeling they can influence decisions).
Parish and town councils in:
Amber Valley (opens in a new window)
Bolsover (opens in a new window)
Chesterfield (opens in a new window)
Derbyshire Dales (opens in a new window)
Erewash (opens in a new window)
High Peak (opens in a new window)
North East Derbyshire (opens in a new window)
South Derbyshire (opens in a new window)