About the community governance review
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- 2. The review process
- 3. About parish and town councils
We are carrying out a community governance review (CGR) of all areas of the borough from 24 July 2025 until March 2026.
A CGR is a legal process that provides an opportunity to review and make changes to existing parish and town councils, as well as create new ones in unparished areas (areas currently without parish or town councils).
Why carry out a CGR now?
The decision to carry out a CGR was agreed by Full Council on 18 June 2025. We decided to carry out a CGR now because:
- Government guidance advises that a review should be carried out every 10 to 15 years and there has been no full review in the Reigate and & Banstead area within this period.
- It gives local people an opportunity to consider community governance in light of local government reorganisation, which will see the two-tier arrangement of the county, district and borough councils in our area replaced with a single East Surrey Council from April 2027.
- We want to ensure there is clarity and transparency in the areas that local councils represent and that the electoral arrangements of parishes are appropriate, equal and easy to understand for the public and key stakeholders.
Further information
- Find out more about the community governance review process and parish and town councils
- Community governance review public notice (PDF)