About Us
ABOUT US
Please note that the office is CLOSED on Thursdays
The Parish of Nuthall Council lies about six miles west of the centre of Nottingham. It is within the Borough of Broxtowe.
It comprises thirteen Councillors who are each elected for a term of four years.
Here you can meet
your council , your chairperson and the
Nuthall Parish Council Staff
Meetings are normally held in the Temple Centre , Nuthall, unless otherwise indicated on the agenda - please check for specific meetings from the links on our Meeting and Agendas page.
What Can The Council Actually Do?
The Local Government Act of 1894 created civil parish councils effectively excluding the church from local government. Local government was further reformed in 1974 following the Local Government Act of 1972 with the result that parish councils had more freedom to operate without consents from central government. A parish council is a body corporate, which means that it is an "it" in law and that the decisions it takes are the responsibility of the Council as a whole. The Council represents and serves the whole community. The Council is responsible for the services it provides. It establishes policies for action and decides how money will be raised and spent on behalf of the community. It is responsible for spending public money lawfully and achieving the best value for money. Except in certain circumstances, Council meetings are open to the public. The Council as a body decides whether to work in partnership with other organisations and it often serves (through representatives) on other bodies. An individual Councillor (including the Chairperson) cannot make a decision on behalf of the Council so when working in partnership,
Councillors must always remember that they represent the Council as a corporate body.
Who Is The Clerk and What Is Their Job?
The Clerk is employed by the Council to provide administrative support for the Council's activities. Any other staff, although employed by the Council, answer to the Clerk who is their manager and is responsible for their performance.
The Clerk's primary responsibility is to advise the Council on whether its decisions are lawful and to recommend ways in which decisions can be implemented. To help with this, the Clerk can be asked to research topics of concern to the Council and provide unbiased information to help the Council to make appropriate choices.
The Clerk has a wide range of other responsibilities which are set out in his/her job description. The Clerk must recognise that the Council is responsible for all decisions and that he/she takes instructions from the Council as a body.
The Clerk is not answerable to any individual Councillor - not even the Chairperson. The Council
must be confident that the Clerk is, at all times, independent, objective and professional.
