The Parish Council came into being in 1987 upon the demise of the Horsham Rural District Council, due to Local Government re-organisation. The Parish Council is a Statutory Body, with members elected every four years and is funded through the local precept (forming a portion of the council tax). The council tax is collected by Horsham District Council and paid to the Parish Council in two separate
instalments. The Parish Council can apply for other funding such as grants and funding awards, but it does not receive funding direct from central government as, say, the County and District Councils do. The Council is made up of fifteen possible members of the Council, called Councillors. For more information on the Parish Council please visit our website at www.southwater-pc.gov.uk
Considered the first tier of local government, a Parish Council can deliver a vast array of public services at a local level. TOWN & PARISH COUNCILS (Southwater Parish Council)
DISTRICT/BOROUGH COUNCILS (Horsham District Council)
COUNTY COUNCIL (West Sussex County Council)
The Parish Council has a large range of powers and therefore is
actively engaged on your behalf on a variety of different activities
within the community. A list of the powers and duties available to the Parish Council
can be viewed at (www.nalc.gov.uk)
