ABOUT WARESIDE PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council provides the first level of local government and has three main responsibilities:

To represent the views of Parishioners on issues that are passed down to it by the East Herts District Council, with a particular responsibility to comment on local Planning Applications.

To provide a route for matters of concern within the village to be passed up to the relevant authorities.

To make good use of the precept (the 'parish' element of household rates).

GET IN TOUCH

COUNCILLORS

Parish Councillors serve a term of 4 years. Click the link below to find out more about the current Wareside Parish Council Councillors.

Find Out Who

MEETINGS & AGENDAS

Wareside Parish Council Meetings take place on the 3rd Thursday in every month at the Village Hall.

All Parishoners are welcome to attend meetings and to raise matters concern or question the council's activities.

For past meeting minutes click on the link below.

Meeting Minutes

FINANCIALS

Working with a limited precept each year the council has to make decisions on how best to utilise funds for community benefit and ensuring there are adequate reserves to maintain the elements for which they hold budget responsibility. Accounts can be accessed by clicking the link below.

Financial Reports

TIERS OF GOVERNANCE

In Hertfordshire, there are 3 levels of local government:

Hertfordshire County Council
District and borough councils
Town, Parish and community councils

HERTS COUNTY COUNCIL

Hertfordshire County council covers the whole of the Hertfordshire county and provides the majority of public services in this area.

Hertfordshire County councils is responsible for: education, highways, transport planning, passenger transport, social care, libraries, waste disposal and strategic planning.

Herts County Council

EAST HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL

The District of East Hertfordshire has a population of approximately 125,000 and covers about 480 square miles on the eastern side of Hertfordshire.

The district has Broxbourne to the south, Welwyn and Hatfield to the West, and Stevenage to the North Hertfordshire as its northern boundary. To the east the district borders on the county of Essex.

East Herts District Council is responsible for housing, leisure and recreation, environmental health, waste collection, planning applications and local taxation collections.

East Herts District Council

THE GOVERNMENT

The government is made up of elected MPs, each MP serves a constituency
Josh Dean MP is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hertford and Stortford - this includes the Parish of Wareside.

Josh Dean MP

GENERAL DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will take effect in the UK from 25 May 2018. It replaces the existing law on data protection (the Data Protection Act 1998) and gives individuals more rights and protection regarding how their personal data is used. Local councils and parish meetings must comply with its requirements, just like any other organisation.

GDPR Policy