Freedom of Information Act Request Reference: F15/0323 Response Date: 21 December 2015 Thank you for your request for information. Your original request to Maldon District Council has been replicated below, together with the Council’s response: In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, I would like to make a formal request for the information set out below in relation to your local authority area (Maldon District Council). Civil parishes 1. Are there civil parishes in your local authority area? 2. If yes, is the entirety of your local authority area parished? 3. For each of parished parts of your local authority area, please provide the following information: a. The name of the civil parish. b. Whether it has a parish council or a parish meeting. c. Whether it is a precepting, group precepting, or non-precepting authority in the current financial year. d. If it has a parish council, what style (if any) does it have i.e. parish, town, community, village or city council? e. Elections: when, by year, (i) did they last take place, and (ii) are they next due to take place? (Please advise dates even if uncontested.) f. Are there individual (plural) wards within the parish, or is the whole parish one ward for the purposes of electing councillors? 4. If parts of your local authority area are unparished, please provide the following information in relation to each part: a. The name of the area which is unparished (i.e. name of town / village / community). b. Whether there is an established community forum (or similar) recognised by your local authority, for consultations etc. c. If yes to (b) above, the name of any established community forum (or similar). d. Whether there are charter trustees representing the unparished area. Answer: Please see the attached spreadsheet. If you are not satisfied with our response to your request please let us know. If we are unable to resolve the matter quickly then you may wish to pursue this through the Council’s complaints procedure and request that an internal review be undertaken. A request for an internal review must be submitted within two months of the date of the receipt of the response to your original information request. Complaints should be made in writing to the Council at Princes Road, Maldon CM8 5DL or by email to [email protected] or by using the form available on the Council's website at www.maldon.gov.uk. If an internal review is undertaken and you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision at the following address: The Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Tel 01625 545 745 Fax 01625 524 510 - Email: [email protected] Committee Services Maldon District Council Telephone: 01621 854477 E-mail: [email protected] .