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Bring your ID to vote from May 2023 Please note: Voter ID will be required for all elections and referendums. The Elections Act 2022 introduced new rules for voters at elections from May 2023. The new rules apply at elections for the UK Parliament, Police and Crime Commissioner, local councils and referendums. Voters at polling stations must show photo identification (ID) before they can vote. This also applies to a proxy.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections/voter-id/

Last updated: 15/04/2024 10:48:11

Legislation The law ensures that no deceased body goes unburied or cremated. This includes the absence or refusal on the part of the Next of Kin to make suitable arrangements. The law that governs local authority funerals is the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. View the act on the legislation website Funeral arrangements We carry out public health funerals where no other arrangements are made. This is usually .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/environmental-protection/public-health-funerals-information-and-statistics/

Last updated: 10/04/2024 12:56:36

Overview Bude has a canal, a river and many smaller watercourses.  These are near to the built up areas and many of the streams are culverted. Bude has two principal beaches: Summerleaze and Crooklets. Both are sensitive to coastal processes and sand dune development. Shoreline management and adaptation may be challenging. But they are essential for achieving a sustainable coastline for Bude. Rivers and catchments The con.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/countryside/flood-risk/bude-flood-risk-profile/

Last updated: 02/08/2023 09:06:53

Members of HM Forces Please see our Service voter registration page for more information. Overseas Electors From 16 January 2024, there are changes for British and eligible Irish citizens living overseas. There is no longer a 15 year limit on voting rights.  Under the Elections Act 2022: British and eligible Irish citizens living overseas can register to vote in the UK no matter how long ago they left or were last regis.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections/voting-when-living-or-working-overseas/

Last updated: 19/01/2024 14:47:38

Residents from 15,000 households will be selected at random to receive a letter this month inviting them to apply to be part of the Cornwall Residents’ Energy Panel.  Anyone receiving the letter from December 27 can register their interest to join the 50-member panel.  Panellists will be tasked with meeting in February and March to learn about and debate the question: How should Cornwall transition to a net zero local en.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/15-000-households-to-get-invite-to-apply-for-cornwall-residents-energy-panel/

Last updated: 15/12/2023 09:27:45

What’s a local council? Cornwall has 213 civil parishes, each with its own governance body.  These include a city council, 28 town councils, 168 parish councils, a community council and 15 parish meetings.  They are the first tier of local government and play a vital role in engaging with local people and helping to shape their communities. They are generally referred to as the local councils or town and parish councils s.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/parish-and-town-councils/general-information-on-parish-and-town-councils/

Last updated: 09/11/2021 11:22:10

Changes to the authority’s overview and scrutiny arrangements will be on the agenda when Cornwall Council meets in Truro today. The meeting, which will take place in the Council Chamber at County Hall (Lys Kernow), will also hear an update on the capital programme, and will note the result of last week’s by-election in the Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos division. Two motions have also been submitted for debat.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-full-meeting-of-cornwall-council-16-april-2024/

Last updated: 16/04/2024 16:36:28

Cornwall is the first rural authority in the country to be offered a devolution deal. Communities Secretary of State Greg Clark and Prime Minister David Cameron travelled to Cornwall to support the signing of the formal agreement. The 2015 Devolution Deal gives Cornwall greater powers over public sector funding. It is the first stage of a longer journey towards delivering the full Case for Cornwall. The Deal was officiall.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/2022-cornwall-devolution-deal/2015-cornwall-devolution-deal/

Last updated: 17/11/2022 15:47:28

Please visit the CIL Fund page for details of the next CIL funding round.  The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule came into effect in Cornwall on 1 January 2019. This means that any development granted permission after this date may be liable to pay the levy.   CIL allows local authorities to raise funds from new building projects undertaken in their area. It is governed by the CIL Regulations 2010 (as .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/developer-contributions/community-infrastructure-levy-cil/

Last updated: 04/12/2023 10:22:36

The Empty Homes Team first seeks to communicate and engage with owners of empty homes. Advice and assistance is available. We encourage and enable owners to bring properties back into use. We do this through voluntary cooperation and identification of agreeable solutions. An owner will need to show that they have a reasonable plan of action. Where cooperation in not forthcoming, the Council may intervene. They may use enf.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/private-housing/empty-properties/empty-homes-enforcement/

Last updated: 07/05/2021 11:58:00