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Localism Bill

205ZZA: After Clause 104, insert the following new Clause— ““Community governance review in area of a neighbourhood forum In the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, after section 80 insert— ““80A Community governance request by a neighbourhood forum (1) This section applies to a neighbourhood area where a neighbourhood forum makes a request for a parish council to be created. (2) A request may be made to create a new parish council for— (a) the area of the neighbourhood area, or (b) the area of the neighbourhood area together with the area of an adjacent parish council. (3) A request under subsection (2)(a) must be made jointly by the neighbourhood forum and the parish council. (4) Following a request under this section the principal council must commence a community governance review relating to the area of the request within three months of receipt of the request. (5) A community governance review under this section shall have a presumption that a new parish will be created. (6) The provisions of this apply only insofar as they do not prevent action being taken on the request made under this section. (7) In this section ““neighbourhood area”” and ““neighbourhood forum”” have the meanings given by section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.””””