The Parish Councils (Power to Promote Well-being) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2008

Article 2

SCHEDULE CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO USE THE POWER TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING

1.—(1) The persons declared to be elected(1) at the last relevant ordinary elections of the council must be equal to or greater than the relevant number.

(2) In this paragraph—

“relevant number” means the number that is equal to two-thirds (or as nearly as may be) of the number of councillors to be elected at the last relevant ordinary elections of the council; and

“relevant ordinary elections” means the last ordinary elections of councillors of the parish council to have been held before the day on which the resolution under article 3(1) is passed.

2.—(1) The clerk to the parish council—

(a) must have obtained—

(i) the Certificate in Local Council Administration;

(ii) the Certificate of Higher Education in Local Policy; or

(iii) the Certificate of Higher Education in Local Council Administration; and

(b) must also have completed the relevant training, unless such training was required for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of a description mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (3), “relevant training” means training—

(a) in the exercise of the power under section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000;

(b) provided in accordance with the national training strategy for parish councils published by the National Association of Local Councils and Commission for Rural Communities, as revised from time to time.

3.  At least 80% (or as nearly as may be) of the members of the council must have completed the relevant training.

4.—(1) The council must have published a statement of intent as to community engagement.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the statement must include those matters referred to in any guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to the engagement of interested persons in the exercise of the power under section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000.

(1)

In relation to declaring a person to be elected, see the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3305), in particular, rules 14 and 50 of the Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where Poll is not taken together with Poll at another Election and rules 14 and 50 of the Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors for a Parish or Community where the Poll is taken together with Poll at a relevant Election or Referendum.