24-559: SCDC may refer to: South Cambridgeshire District Council South Carolina Department of Corrections St. Chux Derby Chix Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons, now Students for Free Culture An abbreviation used in Scitron Digital Contents products Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
48-411: A monochrome depiction of its coat of arms as its logo. 52°07′55″N 0°06′18″E / 52.132°N 0.105°E / 52.132; 0.105 Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council for non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire , England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county , which additionally includes
72-552: A tangential reference to the coat of arms of the University of Cambridge by way of the coat of arms of Cambridge suburb Chesterton . The motto, Niet Zonder Arbyt , means "Nothing Without Work" (or effort) in pre-standard Dutch ; the only Dutch motto in British civic heraldry. It was originally the motto of Cornelius Vermuyden , who drained the Fens in the 17th century. The council uses
96-438: Is a local government district of Cambridgeshire , England , with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District . It completely surrounds the city of Cambridge , which is administered separately from the district by Cambridge City Council . On the abolition of South Herefordshire and Hereford districts to form
120-450: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since the 2018 election . The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of
144-580: The 2021 Cambridgeshire County Council election a joint administration formed comprising the Liberal Democrats , Labour , and independent councillors. Political control of the county council since the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972 took effect on 1 April 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1997 have been: Following the 2021 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to March 2024,
168-612: The City of Peterborough . The county council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The council is based at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald , near Huntingdon . It is part of the East of England Local Government Association and a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority . Since May 2021, it has been run by a joint administration of
192-530: The Liberal Democrats , Labour Party , and independent groups. Cambridgeshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888 as one of two county councils covering Cambridgeshire; the other was the Isle of Ely County Council . In 1965, the two councils were merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council . This arrangement lasted until 1974, when, following
216-523: The Local Government Act 1972 , Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely were merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire under the control of a newly constituted Cambridgeshire County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973 , and the council took office on 1 April 1974. From its re-creation in 1974 until 1998, the county council administered
240-603: The Cambourne Business Park in Cambourne . The district council's headquarters moved from Cambridge to Cambourne in 2004. Cambridge Airport is located in South Cambridgeshire. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway passes through South Cambridgeshire. ScotAirways has its head office on the grounds of Cambridge Airport in South Cambridgeshire. Jenny Jefferies an author of several cook books and member of
264-2410: The Guild of Food Writers . The whole district is divided into civil parishes . The parish councils for Cambourne and Northstowe take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. Abington Piggotts – Arrington – Babraham – Balsham – Bar Hill – Barrington – Bartlow – Barton – Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth – Bourn – Boxworth – Caldecote – Cambourne – Carlton – Castle Camps – Caxton – Childerley – Chishills – Chittering – Comberton – Conington – Coton – Cottenham – Croxton – Croydon – Dry Drayton – Duxford – Elsworth – Eltisley – Fen Ditton – Fen Drayton – Fowlmere – Foxton – Fulbourn – Gamlingay – Girton – Grantchester – Graveley – Great Abington – Great Eversden – Great Shelford – Great Wilbraham – Guilden Morden – Hardwick – Harlton – Harston – Haslingfield – Hatley – Hauxton – Heydon – Hildersham – Hinxton – Histon – Horseheath – Horningsea – Ickleton – Impington – Kingston – Knapwell – Landbeach – Linton – Litlington – Little Abington – Little Eversden – Little Gransden – Little Shelford – Little Wilbraham – Lolworth – Longstanton – Longstowe – Madingley – Melbourn – Meldreth – Milton – Newton – Oakington – Orchard Park – Orwell – Over – Pampisford – Papworth Everard – Papworth St Agnes – Rampton – Sawston – Shepreth – Shingay cum Wendy – Shudy Camps – Six Mile Bottom – Stapleford – Steeple Morden – Stow-cum-Quy – Swavesey – Tadlow – Teversham – Thriplow & Heathfield – Toft – Waterbeach – West Wickham – West Wratting – Weston Colville – Westwick – Whaddon – Whittlesford – Willingham – Wimpole The council's coat of arms contains
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#1733093881296288-456: The best places to live, according to Channel 4 , which ranked South Cambridgeshire as the fifth-best place to live in 2006. A Halifax survey rated South Cambridgeshire the best place to live in rural Britain, and sixth best overall in 2017. In January 2023 the council started a three-month trial of a four day working week , with the intention of extending the trial until April 2024. Conservative local government minister, Lee Rowley , ordered
312-561: The composition of the council was: Three of the independent councillors sit together as a group, the other three are not aligned to any group. The next election is due in 2025. Until 2021, the county council had its offices and meeting place in Cambridge, being based at different times at the Guildhall , County Hall , and Shire Hall . In 2021 the council vacated Shire Hall and left Cambridge, moving to New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald in
336-412: The concession as a "win for the right side of history". The council admitted liability and agreed to pay compensation of £54,000. The county council is the upper-tier of local government, below which are five councils with responsibility for local services such as housing, planning applications, licensing, council tax collection and rubbish collection. The districts of Cambridgeshire are: Following
360-446: The council since 2001 have been: Following the 2022 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2023, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2018 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 26 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. In January 2023,
384-425: The council began a controversial four day working week trial. This is not a compressed hours regime but rather staff work 80% of their hours for 100% of their pay and are expected to work more efficiently and therefore complete all their work in the reduced time. The Conservative minister at the time, Lee Rowley wrote to the council leader “ask that you end your experiment immediately” and said he had concerns about
408-464: The directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough . The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, highways, heritage, social care, libraries, trading standards, and waste management. In 2024, the council conceded that it had discriminated against Lizzie Pitt, a social worker, by initiating a disciplinary process against her following her gender-critical statements made at an LGBT support group. Pitt described
432-454: The entire county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998, Peterborough City Council became a unitary authority , thus outside the area of the county council. For ceremonial, geographic , and certain administrative purposes, however, Peterborough continues to be associated with and work in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council. Since 2017, the council has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority , led by
456-641: The parish of The Stukeleys , north-west of Huntingdon . The first committee meeting to be held at New Shire Hall was in September 2021. An official opening ceremony for New Shire Hall was held on 8 July 2022. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, the council has comprised 61 councillors representing 59 electoral divisions , with most divisions electing one councillor but two divisions (March North & Waldersley and Sawston & Shelford) elect two councillors each. Elections are held every four years. Richard Howitt Ryan Fuller Steve Cortney The council
480-486: The title SCDC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SCDC&oldid=1029774990 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Cambridgeshire District Council South Cambridgeshire
504-527: The trial be halted, claiming it would breach the Local Government Act. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time: The new district was named South Cambridgeshire, reflecting its position within the wider county. South Cambridgeshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Cambridgeshire County Council . The whole district
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#1733093881296528-565: The unitary Herefordshire in 1998, South Cambridgeshire became the only English district to completely encircle another. South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council work together on some projects, such as the Greater Cambridge Local Plan. Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority , led by the directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough . South Cambridgeshire has scored highly on
552-533: The “value for money” for local taxpayers. The scheme became particularly controversial when it emerged that the council's CEO was also writing a PHD thesis on flexible working, a fact that had not been earlier disclosed. After 18 months of running the trial the council claimed reduced staff turnover, financial savings and little impact on service levels. South Cambridgeshire District Council's headquarters are located in South Cambridgeshire Hall in
576-444: Was granted a coat of arms on 1 November 1976. The three wavy blue lines represent the county's three main rivers of the Cam , Great Ouse and Nene , and the two straight lines represent the many drainage ditches in the Fens . Other parts of the design represent different parts of the county and the council's predecessors: the supporters are great bustards, birds which were formerly common in
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