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Parish and town councils are local authorities and have a limited number of duties. They do, however, have wide powers, should they decide to use them and they may, with agreement of the district or county council, exercise certain functions normally carried out by those councils.
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| Allotments | Power to provide and maintain allotments for cultivation |
| Borrowing | Parish and Town Councils can borrow money for up to a maximum of 25 years, provided official consent has been obtained. |
| Burial Grounds, Cemeteries and Crematoria - see also Churchyards * | Powers to provide and maintain and power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials. |
| Bus Shelters * | Power to provide and maintain bus shelters |
| Power to make bye-laws in regard to: | Pleasure grounds ,Cycle parks, Baths and Washhouses Open spaces and burial grounds, Mortuaries and post-mortem rooms |
| Charities | Duty to receive accounts of parochial charities |
| Churchyards - see also Burial Grounds, Cemeteries and Crematoria | Power to contribute to the costs of a churchyard in use |
| Clocks * | Provision and maintenance of public clocks, on churches or elsewhere. |
| Community Centres - see also Halls, Public Buildings and Village Halls | Power to provide and equip buildings for use of clubs having athletic, social or educational objectives |
| Conference Facilities | Power to provide and encourage the use of conference facilities |
| Crime Prevention * | Powers to spend money on various crime prevention measures |
| Drainage | Power to deal with ponds and ditches |
| Entertainments and the Arts * | Provision of entertainment and support of the arts |
| Footpaths - see also rights of way | Power to repair and maintain public footpaths and bridleways |
| Gifts - see also land | Power to accept |
| Halls - see also Community Centres, Public Buildings and Village Halls * | Provision of buildings for public meetings and functions, for indoor sports or physical recreation, or for the use of clubs or societies having recreational, social or athletic objects. |
| Highways | Power to light roads and public places Power to provide parking places for vehicles, bicycles and motor-cycles Power to enter into agreement as to dedication and widening Consent of parish council required for ending maintenance of highway at public expense, or for stopping up or diversion of highway Power to provide traffic signs and other notices Power to plant trees, etc and to maintain roadside verges |
| Land |
Power to acquire by agreement, to appropriate, to dispose of Power to accept gifts of land |
| Legal Proceedings | Power to prosecute and defend any legal proceedings in the interests of the inhabitants. Power to take part in any public local inquiry. |
| Lighting | Provision and maintenance of any footway lighting which lights roads or pavements provided the columns are not above specified heights. |
| Litter * | Provision of litter-bins in streets and support for anti-litter campaigns. |
| Open Spaces - see also Parks, Playing Fields, Recreation and Village Greens | Power to acquire land and maintain open spaces for the benefit of the public |
| Parking Places | Provision and management of car and cycle parks. |
| Parks - see also Open Spaces, Playing Fields and Recreation | Provision and maintenance of public parks and appropriate facilities. |
| Planning | Local councils have a right to be notified of any planning application affecting their area and to make comments which the planning authority must take into account. |
| Playing Fields - see also Open Spaces, Parks and Recreation * | Provision and maintenance of land for any kind of outdoor recreation, including boating pools. |
| Postal and Telecommunication Facilities | Power to pay a public telecommunications operator any loss sustained in providing post or telegraph office or telecommunications facilities |
| Public Buildings and Village Halls | Power to provide buildings for offices and for public meetings and assemblies |
| Public Conveniences | Provision and maintenance of public lavatories. |
| Recreation | Power to acquire land for or to provide recreation
grounds, public walks, pleasure grounds and open spaces and to
manage and control them Power to provide gymnasiums, playing fields, holiday camps Provision of boating pools |
| Rights of Way | Maintenance of public footpaths and bridleways. |
| Roadside Verges | Power to plant and maintain roadside verges. |
| Seats * | Provision and maintenance of public seats |
| Signs | Power to erect signs which warn of dangers or announce a place name, or indicate a bus stop. |
| Swimming * | Provision of indoor or outdoor swimming pool or bathing places. |
| Tourism * | Power to contribute to organisations encouraging |
| Traffic Calming | Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes |
| Transport * | Powers to spend money on community transport schemes |
| Village Greens - see also Open Spaces * | Power to maintain the village or town green |
| War Memorials | Power to maintain, repair, protect and adapt war memorials. |
| General Expenditure Power (Section 137 of the LGA 1973) | In any situation not covered by one of the specific powers described above a council may spend a limited amount of money (Currently £5.30 per electore) on any purpose which in its opinion is of direct benefit to the inhabitants of the Parish. |
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