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We are a Parish Meeting without a Parish Council.
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A Parish resident, who is not registered to vote in elections, wishes to come to the next Parish Meeting to raise an issue and then propose a motion. Is this allowed?
A Parish meeting has to be notified to the electorate ( not residents) Not being registered to vote in the Civil Parish would by definition preclude a person from putting forward agenda items or taking part in a vote at the Parish Meeting though not from attending the meeting.
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A parish meeting is a meeting of electors of the parish so technically no, but if the matter is of interest to the parish, I'd suggest the non-resident seeks the support of the resident to raise the issue
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Section 13(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 defines a Parish Meeting thus:-

"The parish meeting of a parish shall consist of the local government electors for the parish."

So if the resident is not an elector, they may not participate.
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