Community resolution over threat to Plymouth City Council leader
Community resolutions are normally used for minor offences or incidents of antisocial behaviour, which aim to address the issues without more formal legal proceedings.Such resolutions, which are an informal agreement between the parties involved in an incident, do not lead to a criminal record.
Minister for Local Government Jim McMahon announced on Tuesday that no new city mayors would be created.He said 13 current legacy directly-elected council mayors would continue in their roles, but a more "consistent approach" would be adopted in the future "by not facilitating the creation of new ones".A referendum planned in Plymouth on 17 July could still take place after a campaign gathered more than 10,000 signatures in favour of the process.
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