England
In England, a parish council can call itself a community council, as an 'alternative style' under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. In the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the London Borough of Southwark non-statutory consultation bodies have been established, called community councils. There are thirty-eight charitable Rural Community Councils with a rural development function, covering areas such as community planning, community buildings support, rural transport schemes and rural affordable housing (exception sites). The rural community councils are linked by the charity ACRE Action with Communities in Rural England (www.acre.org.uk) and form the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN)
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