Hi all Unlike Parish Councils in England, which are both (but separately) of a Religious and of a Secular nature, Parish Councils in Scotland were of a comparatively recent innovation being formed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1890 but only lasted until the LG(S)A 1929 passed their responsibility over to the newly formed District Councils. Community Councils - Parish Councils under another name - were introduced by the LG(S)A 1973 and deal with local government matters. Kirk Sessions, formed at the 1560 Reformation, and which still exist, deal with matters pertaining to, and in, the (Church) Parish. Kirk Sessions are answerable to the Members of the Parish and ultimately the (Church of Scotland) Assembly [and God] whereas Community Councils are answerable to the electorate and ultimately the Scottish Government. It is purely coincidental that, in some places, civil and church parish boundaries match. Regards Les Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Hello Les, Thank you for the information. I found similarly. (9.8.2013 11.42) This thread has been long and winding and I think served a useful purpose in explaining the power of the Kirk Sessions when there was no administrative government. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Kirk Sessions Hi all Unlike Parish Councils in England, which are both (but separately) of a Religious and of a Secular nature, Parish Councils in Scotland were of a comparatively recent innovation being formed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1890 but only lasted until the LG(S)A 1929 passed their responsibility over to the newly formed District Councils. Community Councils - Parish Councils under another name - were introduced by the LG(S)A 1973 and deal with local government matters. Kirk Sessions, formed at the 1560 Reformation, and which still exist, deal with matters pertaining to, and in, the (Church) Parish. Kirk Sessions are answerable to the Members of the Parish and ultimately the (Church of Scotland) Assembly [and God] whereas Community Councils are answerable to the electorate and ultimately the Scottish Government. It is purely coincidental that, in some places, civil and church parish boundaries match. Regards Les Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message