Submitted on Monday 2nd September 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 11th September 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reconstitute the former Borough of Oswestry
We, the undersigned, exercising the provisions conferred to us by the:
(a) Local Government & Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, and
(b) Local Democracy, Economic Development & Construction Act 2009,
do hereby petition Her Majesty's Government to undertake a review of the former Borough.
We request that:-
1. Current legislation be amended or new legislation be enacted in order to:
(a) adjust the boundaries of the Shropshire Council unitary area, and
(b) reconstitute the said Borough as a unitary area.
2. The former Oswestry Borough Council be reconstituted as a unitary authority.
3. (1) Shropshire Council no longer holds any powers or responsibilities over the Borough.
(2) The reconstituted Borough Council assumes said powers and responsibilities from Shropshire Council.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the Government or Parliament.
While the Secretary of State can change the change boundaries of local authorities, they can only create new unitary authorities with the consent of the relevant local authorities. This is therefore a local matter, and not a decision for the Government or Parliament as a while.
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