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Central Bedfordshire Council www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Town & Parish CouncilConference
13th January 2011
Central Bedfordshire Council www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Welcome
Councillor Tricia Turner MBELeader of the Council
Central Bedfordshire Council www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Key topicDiscussion
and
feedback
CommunitySafety
Setting local
priorities
Yourviews
Message boardto capture your
views
EngagementZones
Health, LocalServices,Business,
Training & more
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LeightonBuzzard
& Linslade
Leighton Rural Area
Dunstable, HR& Rural Area
Cranfield,Marston &Woburn Area
Ampthill Area
Shefford, Stotfold& Arlesey Area
Sandy & Biggleswade Area
This map isbaseduponOrdnance Surveymaterial with thepermission of OrdnanceSurveyonbehalf of theControllerof Her Majesty'sStationeryOffice©CrownCopyright.Unauthorised reproduction infringesCrownCopyrightandmay lead toprosecutionor civil proceedings.Central BedfordshireCouncil. LicenceNo. 100049029 (2010)
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Area Date / Time Venue
Cranfield, Marston andWoburn
17 January 2011
5-7pm
Holywell School, Red Lion Close, Cranfield,
Beds. MK43 0JA
Sandy and Biggleswade 24 January 2011
5-7pm
Biggleswade Fire Station, Chestnut Avenue,Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 0LL
Shefford, Stotfold andArlesey
1 February 2011
5-7pm
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford,
Beds. SG17 5TQ
Leighton Buzzard andLinslade
15 February 2011
5-7pm
Leighton Buzzard Day Centre, Duncombe Drive, LeightonBuzzard, Beds. LU7 1SD
Dunstable, HoughtonRegis and Rural
28 February 2011
5-7pm
Bedford Square Community Centre, Tithe Farm Road,Houghton Regis, Beds. LU5 5JF
Ampthill and Flitwick 8 March 2011
6-8pm
Redborne Upper School and Community College, FlitwickRoad, Ampthill, Beds. MK45 2NU
Leighton Rural 22 March 2011
5-7pm
Toddington Fire Station, Dunstable Road, Toddington,Beds. LU5 6DR
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The Impact of “Localism”in Central Bedfordshire
Councillor Richard StayDeputy Leader and Portfolio HolderPolicy & Performance
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Localism Bill
• Shift of power from the Centralisedstate to local communities
• Lift the burden of bureaucracy
• Empower communities to dothings their way
• Increase local control of publicfinance
• Diversify the supply of publicservices
• Open up the Government to publicscrutiny
• Strengthen accountability to localpeople
“The job of governmentis not to run people’slives. It is to helppeople run their own”
Nick Clegg
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Localism Bill – key elements:
• Communityempowerment
• Strengthening localdemocracy
• Planning reform
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Community Empowerment
• Right to challenge
• Right to buy
• Local referendums
• Right to vetoexcessive CouncilTax rises
“Citizens: the new Super heroes”
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Strengthening local democracy
• General power ofcompetence
• Local Authoritygovernance
• Predetermination
• Standards Boardabolished
• Transparency
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Planning Reform
• Neighbourhoodplanning
• Changes to Section106funding
• Community right to build
• A duty for developers toconsult beforesubmitting planningapplications
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Opportunities of the Future –Realities of the Present
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Value for Money
Total Cost of Services 2010/11
£1,820.99£1,797.62
£1,694.95
£1,485.35
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Comparative Performance - Valuefor Money
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Comparative Performance - Overall
Central Bedfordshire Council compared toCIPFA Nearest Neighbours
OverallPerformance
Central BedfordshireStockportSouth GloucestershireWarringtonWest BerkshireBath & North East SomersetCheshire EastMilton Keynes
Top quartile
WiltshireSwindonCheshire West and ChesterSolihullBedfordBury
Second quartile
MedwayCalderdale
Bottom quartile
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Draft Budget Headlines:
• 0% Council Tax increase
• Investment of £180m in local services next year
• Additional funding for children’s services and social care forolder people
• £20m savings to bridge the gap
• £12.7 – from back office
• £6.7 – from service reductions, reconfigurations or closures.
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Big Society in Central Bedfordshire
Devolvement of Services Big Litter pickup
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Roundtable Discussions
• What role can Town & Parish Councils play inhelping communities to do more forthemselves?
• What actions can Town & Parish Councilstake to help manage the impact of budgetcuts?
In partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council:
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Roundtable Discussions
Feedback
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In the spotlight
Cllr Ken CrossettChairman, Slip End Parish Council
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In the spotlight
Cllr Adrian BesantChairman, Tempsford Parish Council
TEMPSFORD PARISHCOUNCIL
ALL OUR OWN WORK!
• www.tempsford.org•• Home• Parish Council• Tempsford Times• Parish Plan• History• Heritage Trail• Village Hall• Millennium Garden• Methodist
Chapel• Planning• Useful Contact Details• Police/Security• Mobile Library• Local Clubs• Ivel Sprinter• Cemetery• Links•• Parish Council news• Salt bins have been were ordered from Central Beds Council in late summer, the Parish council has been following up on the order to have them
installed as a matter of urgency.• The swings in the Church End play area have been moved and the slide rebuilt.• The landscaping maintenance work in the churchyard is complete.• BT have disconnected and removed the public telephone in Church End. The Parish Council voted to adopt the telephone box itself, so the structure will
remain in place (the phone box has only been used 28 times in the last 12 months).• The noticeboard in Station Road has been moved making it more visible.•
Tempsford Parish Website
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Policing inBedfordshire
Chief Constable Alf Hitchcock
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Question Time
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Closing remarks
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Thank you