S137 Powers
A parish meeting may request that the district council confers the powers of a parish council on a parish meeting under S137 of the LGA 1972. This might allow the parish meeting to do any of those things that a parish council can do as specified in the Order - such as buy grit bins or provide a street light etc. The power is limited to £6.15 for 2010/11. This is index-linked to the Retail Price Index, but was same as the previous year due to negative RPI.
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