Decision

To publish on 1 July 2025 the Terms of Reference for the Community Governance Review for Clacton-on-Sea, Holland-on-Sea and Jaywick Sands and thereby trigger the commencement of the review.

Reasons for the decision

To implement the intentions set out in the decision of full Council on 26 November 2024 for Terms of Reference for the community governance review to be published and to commence that review from 1 July 2025.

Alternative options considered

Consideration as to whether to proceed with the CGR was considered and discounted in view of the decision of Council on 26 November 2024 to proceed.

The Community Leadership Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the matter at its meeting on 17 June 2025. The Committee was, at that meeting, advised of the letter dated 3 June 2025 received from the Deputy Directors at the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government in respect of Local Government Reorganisation, urging principal Councils to think carefully before potential new precepting Parish/Town Councils were created. The Committee was further advised that the statutory guidance expected that “principal councils will want to keep their community governance arrangements under review” and recognised good practice in this regard would involve conducting a review every 10 – 15 years.