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The policy of the present government is to encourage creation of town and parish councils in unparished areas. The [[Local Government and Rating Act 1997]] created a proceedure which gave local residents the right to demand that a new parish and council be created in unparished areas [http://www.createacouncil.org.uk/] (except in [[Greater London]]).
If at least 10% of electors in an area of a proposed new parish sign a [[petition]] demanding its creation then the local district council or unitary authority must consider the proposal. The final decision rests with the [[Office
Recently established councils include those for [[Daventry]] ([[2003]]), and [[Folkestone]] ([[2004]]). [[2003]] saw the setting up of seven new parish councils for [[Burton-upon-Trent]], and in [[2001]] the [[Milton Keynes]] urban area became entirely parished with ten new parishes. Parishes can also be abolished, on request, such as [[Birtley, Tyne and Wear|Birtley]], which will be abolished in [[2006]].
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