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<p>The ability to create, amend or abolish parish and community councils was devolved
to local government by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
Central Government therefore has no remit for involvement in such an issue.</p><p>However,
as a local matter, the parties concerned should contact the Local Government Boundary
Commission for England, which has powers to recommend boundary changes between principal
local authorities, and consequential changes to parish arrangements to the Secretary
of State. A review of this kind is known as a Principal Area Boundary Review (PABR).</p><p>The
Commission’s current policy is that it would only agree to carry out a PABR if there
was support from all authorities involved in the potential boundary change, that the
proposal represented value for money for local taxpayers and there is evidence of
public support for the proposition.</p><p> </p>
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