- Cllr Carole Spencer – Chair of Bickleigh Parish Counci
- Cllr Lynn Tamsett-White – Vice Chair of Bickleigh Parish Council
- Cllr Barrie Spencer – Parish Councillor & SHDC Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward
- Cllr Nicky Hopwood – Parish Councillor & SHDC Woolwell Ward
- Cllr Katherine Archer – Parish Councillor
- Cllr Paul Blight – Parish Councillor
- Cllr Wendy Haymes – Parish Councillor
- Cllr Simon Rundell – Parish Councillor
- Cllr Larry Taylor – Parish Councillor
- Mrs Karenza Heald
- PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE USUALLY HELD THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH EITHER IN THE WOOLWELL CENTRE OR ROBOROUGH RECREATION HALL.
Local Councils (known in England as parish, town, community, neighbourhood or village Councils) are statutory bodies consisting of elected members of the community.
Formed by legislation in 1894, there are approximately 9,000 Local Councils in England
They are the first tier of local government.
- Councils represent their constituents in delivery services and financial supporting local organisations.
- In order to carry out the functions of the Council it has certain legal duties and statutory powers.
The Local Government Association has information about Councillors’ roles.
STATUTORY DUTIES & POWERS OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
Bickleigh Parish Council’s code of conduct was adopted in 2012.
Code of conduct
In June 2011, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published a list of legal duties placed on local authorities. To view the list click here or the link below https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-local-government-statutory-duties-summary-of-responses?2.
In addition administrative statutory duties which the Council must adhere to (such as the appointment of a Chairman, Responsible Finance Officer (RFO), independent internal auditor and adoption of the Code of Conduct the Council) the Council must comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Data Protection Act 1998, which has now been superseded by the Data Protection Act 2018 (and GDPR) and the Equality Act 2010. As with any other employer the Council must comply with employment law.