This Order gives effect to a recommendation by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the making of a change to the boundary between the borough of Welwyn Hatfield and the city of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire.

Consequential changes are made by the Order to the corresponding parish boundary, borough ward boundary, parish ward boundary, and electoral division boundary to make them coterminous with the revised district boundary. The parish boundary and parish ward boundary have been altered using the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government’s power to make such changes at the same time as the recommendation of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to change the district boundary is implemented.

The map at the end of this Note sets out the areas affected and the changes made by the Order.

Prints of the colour map described in article 2 may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of either Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council or St Albans City & District Council, and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government located at Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU.

Specific provisions in the Order deal with town and country planning matters; continuity of matters; transfer of property, rights and liabilities; arrangements with regard to councillors; and adaptation of the electoral register.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. The impact on the public sector is minimal.