The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Parish and Town Council's Joint Working Group formed in December 2005 to oversee the writing and development of the Joint Working Charter.
The group consists of 5 elected representatives of Parish and Town Councils, relevant Rotherham Council officers and is chaired by the Cabinet Member for Communities and Involvement. The group’s aim is to encourage joint working and co-operation between the two tiers of local government through the framework provided by the Joint Working Charter. In addition to this they are responsible for:
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- Monitoring the terms of the Joint Working Charter;
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Reviewing the Charter on an annual basis;
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Providing an Annual Report on the progress of the Joint Working Charter and the Parish Network;
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Arranging the Parish Network events;
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Progressing issues raised by Parish and Town councils;
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Considering regional and national issues effecting Parish and Town councils
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If you require further information please view the 
Joint Working Group's Terms of Reference (22kb).
Meetings
Meetings are held every six weeks and minutes of the meeting are distributed to all Parish and Town councils.
Please see minutes of previous meetings attached below:
8th July 2008 (48.5kb)
15th May 2008 (35.2kb)
2nd April 2008 (47.7kb)
3rd January 2008 (31kb)
15th November 2007 (41kb)
4th October 2007 (43kb)
Annual Report
The group have recently completed an Annual Report outlining the major issues they have been involved with over the past 12 months.
Joint Working Group - Annual Report (125kb)
If you have any comments or would like to suggest an Agenda item for the Joint Working Group please contact Paul Griffiths on 01709 822667 or paul.griffiths@rotherham.gov.uk.