Sandy Town Council
  • Help
  • Sitemap
  • News RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Home
  • About Sandy
  • Roman Sandy
  • Local Information
  • Contact Us
  • Downloads
  • The Council
  • What We Do
  • Community
  • Sandy Diary/News
  • The Council
    • What We Do
    • How We Work
      • Wards
      • Elections/Becoming a councillor
      • What Can Town Councils Do?
      • Decision Making
      • Meetings
      • Code of Conduct for Sandy Town Council
      • Communicating with the Council
      • Annual Report and Accounts
    • Finance
    • Councillors
    • Staff Team
    • The Mayor
  • What We Do
  • Community
  • Sandy Diary/News

A to Z

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • You are Here -
  • > Homepage
  • > The Council
  • > How We Work
  • > What Can Town Councils Do?

What Can Town Councils Do?

Parish and Town Councils like Sandy are civil local authorities within the first tier of local government.  They are the elected bodies closest to the community, which represent and speak up for their residents and have tax raising powers which enable them to provide some local services and facilities.  The Town Council is funded by the residents of Sandy and Beeston who pay a tax or “precept”.  This precept  is collected by Central Bedfordshire Council on behalf of the Town Council as part of the general Council Tax.   The Town Council also generates income by charging for some of its services.

Central Bedfordshire Council is a unitary authority and the principal authority which has responsibility for most of the statutory services in Sandy eg schools and education, health, waste disposal, libraries, highways and social services.   It has many legal duties to deliver services.

Sandy Town Council has only a limited range of duties that it must fulfil.  But the Town Council has a general power of competence which means it has wide ranging freedom to choose what actions it wants  to take.  Town Councils can play a vital part in representing the interests of their communities and improving the quality of life and the local environment although they may be limited by the resources they have available. 

You can find more information about the structure of local councils if you click here.

Sandy Town Council is made up of 15 councillors and you can find out more about the work  our councillors do  by reading the Good Councillor Guide below. 

 

 

The Good Councillor's Guide 2018
  • > Back to How We Work
  • > Back to Homepage
  • > Contact Us

Have your say...

Contact Us

Name Email Address Reason for contacting us... Message
© Copyright Sandy Town Council MMXVII
  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Location
  • Website Design by Verto
Charter for Trees, Woods and People
Council Offices
10 Cambridge Road
Sandy SG19 1JE
Tel: 01767 681491
Email: [email protected]
Office Opening Hours:
Monday & Wednesday 9am – 4pm and Friday 9am-2pm.
We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website - if you are happy please click the acknowledge & accept button.
Acknowledge & Accept