Review decision to merge councils in Dorset to stop huge council tax increases

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

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

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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:

Save the Borough of Poole.

Timeline

15 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
22 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Nov 2017

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