• Prosecutions under Crown Prosecution Service guidance, public interest.
• Confidential advice
• Legal advice
• Land Charges

Electoral Services

• Electoral Registration
• Elections
• Location of Polling Stations
• Treatment of voters
• Code of conduct for members and parishes

• Monitoring Officer functions

Committee/Democratic Services

• Committee support to a range of Council meetings including the Executive, Scrutiny Panels, Full Council, Licensing Committee, Development and Control Committee, Audit Committee, Regulatory Panel.
• Three member Scrutiny Panels covering Resources; Economy & Environment; and Community. Critical friend to the authority,  undertaking in-depth reviews of member identified topics.
• Town Twinning

Member Services

• Support to political parties
• Civic Services provide support to needs of each member
• Mayor Duties and Civic Services

Age

Yes

People under 18 cannot vote or stand for election.

Constitution requires petitions with registered voters.

Disability

Yes

Reasonable adjustment at Polling Stations, every station.

Comments that completion of registration form difficult due to visual impairment.

Some electors have difficulty accessing polling stations.  Need to review polling access data.

Race

No

Gender/ Transgender

No

Sexual orientation

No

Religion or belief

Yes

Church of England Chaplain present at Full Council meeting.

Health inequalities

No

Rurality

Yes

Human rights

No

Maintaining a 100% register of the electorate.

Increased awareness with the public and service users to provide insights for overview and scrutiny work and  ideas for task and finish group work.

Survey of Overview & Scrutiny function led to a tailoring of the service.