Submitted on Wednesday 15th November 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Review decision to merge councils in Dorset to stop huge council tax increases
If the Sec of State approves the creation of new new Unitary Authorities we call on him to make sure that council tax rises are kept within the limit before a local referendum is triggered (2% per year)
We also want to see Parish (or Town) councils for ALL communities so decisions are made locally
Three councils rejected option 2B, the consultation was flawed and 18 months is insufficient to complete work needed for successful reorganisation. Creation of new coucils distant from communities must be supported by Parish/Town councils in both the Rural and Urban Authorities, supported by funding and accountable to local parish councillors. Council tax needs to be equalised across the areas but this must be done over a long enough period to avoid increases over 2% as per consultation papers
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
As your petition says, there is already a limit to how much a council can increase council tax before a local referendum is needed. So we're not sure what further action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.
You may wish to sign this petition instead:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/205347
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