Lawshall Parish Council

The Council

Councillors undertake their duties voluntarily supported by the Parish Clerk.

Meetings

Lawshall Parish Council meetings are normally held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Meeting dates can be found here: /os-events.  All residents are welcome to attend and to bring up any subject for discussion in the Public Forum at the end of the meeting. The agenda is displayed on the Parish Council notice boards in the village several days before each meeting and also here on the website. The notice boards can be found at Rectory Corner, the Village Hall and the School. Minutes can be viewed here on the website or by request from the Clerk. 

Code of Conduct

Parish Councillors observe a Code of Conduct, adopted during the meeting in August 2022, which sets out the standards of behaviour that they are expected to adhere to. 

Register of Interests 

The Register of Interests for Lawshall Parish Council is held by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils Democratic Services and can be viewed here. Each councillor has to declare these.

Contacting the Council 

Enquiries can be made to the Clerk or any of the Councillors. Their roles and contact details are shown below.

Chair: Councillor Mark Anson, 07990 773469
Emergency Plan, Finance, Employment, Community Engagement (Website, Suffolk Association of Local Councils), Highways (Parking, Road safety, Verges, Pot Holes, Footpaths) 

Vice-Chair: Councillor Catherine Baynton, 07799 364147
Community Engagement (Social Media), Finance, Playground, Meadows, Woods and Open Spaces 

Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer: Louisa Mower
07761 737649
clerk@lawshallparishcouncil.gov.uk
Website, also Burial Ground enquiries

Councillor Andrew Irish, 01284 827500
Finance including Assets and Insurance

Councillor Juliet Frost, 07790 231136
Finance including CIL, GDPR, Planning (Neighbourhood Plan, Watchdog)

Councillor Melvin Coe, 07850 445890
Speed Cameras, Planning (Neighbourhood Plan), Burial Ground and Churches

Councillor Robert Staveley, 07717 197137
Flooding and Drainage, Woods, Meadows and Open Spaces, Planning.

Councillor Hannah Cooke, 07852 649126

Councillor Tom Debenham, 07908 656097

Data Protection and Privacy Notice:

On 25-May-2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented in the UK. It gives individuals more rights and protection in how their personal data is used. Personal data is any information about a living individual that allows them to be identified, e.g. name, photograph, address or email address.

Lawshall Parish Council are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner, who maintains a public record of these.

As a public authority, Lawshall Parish Council has certain powers and obligations to process personal data. All personal data collected or supplied is treated in accordance with current data protection laws in the UK. If you have any queries, questions or concerns on this, please contact the Clerk.