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The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is a membership organisation representing the interests of local (parish and town) councils in England. [1] NALC works in partnership with county associations and the Society of Local Council Clerks to support, promote and improve local councils.
Map of civil parishes in England as of December 2021. A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government. [1] Parish councils are elected corporate bodies, with variable tax raising powers, and they carry out beneficial public activities in geographical areas known as civil parishes.
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Parish councils receive funding by levying a "precept" on the council tax paid by the residents of the parish (or parishes) served by the parish council. In a civil parish which has no parish council, the parish meeting may levy a council tax precept for expenditure relating to specific functions, powers and rights which have been conferred on ...
Parish council may refer to: Pastoral council (Catholic Church) Parish councils in England; Civil parishes in Scotland; Parochial church council
A parochial church council (PCC) is the executive committee of a Church of England parish and consists of clergy and churchwardens of the parish, together with representatives of the laity. It has its origins in the vestry committee, which looked after both religious and secular matters in a parish. It is a corporate charitable body.
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South Swindon parish was created with the official name of Central Swindon South, [1] but the parish council used the name and branding "South Swindon" from its creation. [22] [23] In October 2023, Swindon Borough Council consented to formally change the name to South Swindon.