• Councillors Roles & Responsibilities

    At the Annual General Meeting in May 2023 Councillors adopted the following roles and responsibilities:

    Policies and Procedures:  Cllr Hazel Carter

    Street Lighting and Utilities:  Cllr Bill Eddy

    Street Furniture and Infrastructure:  Cllr Daphne Cook

    Internal Financial Control Officer:  Cllr Robert Hadingham

    GDPR, Accessibility, Website, Mardler:  Cllr Allison Copeman

    Asset Management, Insurance and Anti-Social Behaviour including SAM2:  Cllr Clive Aylett

    Finance Committee (including Internal Financial Control Officer):  Cllrs Julie Worley, Hazel Carter, Bill Eddy

    Allotments Committee:  Cllrs Hazel Carter, Daphne Cook, Robert Hadingham

    Working Party:

    Open Spaces including Play Equipment:  Cllrs Allison Copeman, Julie Worley and Robert Hadingham

  • Wortwell Parish Council Declaration of Results of Election

    Declaration of Result of Poll_2023
  • Wortwell Parish Council Elections

    WPC election
  • Parish Councillors

    • Clive Aylett – Chairman – 01986 788432
    • Allison Copeman – Vice Chairman- 01986 788116
    • Robert Hadingham – 01986 788622
    • Daphne Cook – 01986 788303
    • Julie Worley – 01986 788163
    • Bill Eddy – 01986 788332
    • Hazel Carter – 07769205676

     

  • Complaints/concern form

    Occasionally a villager may feel the need to lodge a complaint or simply draw attention to a concern in the village. To enable the Parish Council to deal with this in a professional and effective manner we now have a simple procedure that any villager can follow. The information provided on the Villager Complaint Form will enable us to deal with the matter quickly or escalate to higher authorities if necessary.

  • The Role of a Councillor

    A councillor is a member of the council and is normally elected for a term of four years. People of any political or religious persuasion are eligible to become a councillor, although their personal views should not extend into their parish council work.

    They are elected to represent the interests of the local community as a whole and promote a harmonious local environment. The number of elected councillors depends on the size of the area. In Wortwell we are able to have 7 councillors.

    Local councils are the first tier of governance and are the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. They are democratically elected local authorities and exist in England, Wales and Scotland. The term ‘local council’ is synonymous with ‘parish council’, ‘town council’ and ‘community council’.

    Local councils are made up of locally elected councillors. They are legally obliged to hold at least one meeting a year. Most meet on a monthly cycle to discuss council business and hear from local residents. District councillors regularly attend parish meetings to report back to the district on developments at parish level. County councillors are also invited to attend parish meetings when the parish council feels it is appropriate, and they have a standing invitation to attend and report at the Annual Parish Meeting.

    Councillors must abide by a Code of Conduct; a set of rules on how councillors are expected to behave.  They must also declare their pecuniary (financial) interests in the parish, details of which are kept on a register at South Norfolk District Council.

    Being a parish councillor can be an interesting and rewarding experience.

    The Good Councillors Guide provides comprehensive information about what is involved in the role.

  • Powers and Duties of a Parish Council

    list-of-powers-and-duties

     

  • Parish Councillor Training

    Training Certificate

    Parish Councillors took part in regular training sessions between June and October during 2018, delivered by Norfolk Parish Training & Support.  Training included:-

    Induction for Councillors
    Understanding Councils Finances
    Policies, Procedures and the Code of Conduct

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