This table (work in progress) shows local council powers and duties.

Item	Powers  and Duties	Statutory  provisions
Allotments	Powers to provide allotments. Duty to provide allotment gardens if demand unsatisfied and if reasonable to do so.	Small Holding & Allotments Act 1908,s.23
Baths (public)	Power to provide public swimming baths	Public Health Act 1936, s.221
Borrowing money	Power for councils to borrow money for their statutory functions or for the prudent management of their financial affairs	LGA 2003, Schedule1, para.2
Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria	Power to acquire and maintain	Open Spaces Act 1906, ss. 9 and 10
Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria	Power to provide	LGA 1972, s. 214
Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria	Power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials	parish councils & burial authorities (misc. provisions) Act 1970, s. 1
Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria	Power to contribute to expenses of cemeteries	LGA 1972, s. 214(6)
Bus Shelters	Power to provide and maintain bus shelters	LGA (misc. provision) 1953,s.4
Charities	Duties in respect of parochial charities	Charities Act 2011, ss. 298-303
Charities	Power to act as charity trustees	LGA 1972, s. 139(1)
Commons and common pastures	Powers in relation to enclosure, regulation, management and provision of common pasture	Inclosure Act 1845; Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908, s. 34
Ditches and ponds	Power to drain & maintain ponds and ditches to prevent harm to public health	Public Health Act 1936, s.260
Entertainment and arts	Provision of entertainment and support of the arts	LGA 1972, s.145
Environment	Power to issue fixed penalty notices for litter, graffiti & offences under dog control orders	Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, s. 19, s. 30. part 6.
General Power of Competence (GPC)	Power for an eligible council to do anything subject to statutory prohibitions, restrictions and limitations including those in place before or after introduction of GPC)	Localism Act 2011, ss. 1-8
Gifts	Power to accept gifts of land	LGA 1972, s. 139
Highways, dedication and widening	Power to enter into agreement as to dedication and widening	Highways Act 1980, ss. 30, 72
Highways, ending maintenance	Consent of parish council required for ending maintenance of highway at public expense, or for stopping up or diversion of highways	Highways Act 1980, ss. 47, 116
Highways, lighting	Power to light roads and public places	parish councils act 1957, s. 3; Highways Act 1980, s. 301
Highways, seats and shelters	Power to provide roadside seats and shelters	Parish Councils Act 1957, s. 1
Highways. Parking	Power to provide parking places for vehicles, bicycles and motor-cycles	Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984,ss. 57, 63
Highways. Public footpaths and bridleways	Power to repair and maintain public footpaths and bridleways	Highways Act 1980, ss. 43 & 50
Land. Acquire	Power to acquire by agreement, to appropriate, or dispose of	LGA 1972, ss.124, 126, 127
Land. Gifted	Power to accept gifts of land	LGA 1972, s. 139
Public buildings and village hall	Power to acquire and provide buildings for public meetings and assemblies	LGA 1972, s. 133
Tourism	Power to encourage tourism to the councils area	LGA 1972, s. 144
Traffic calming	Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes	LGRA 1997, s. 30
Websites	Power for councils to have their own websites	LGA 1972, s. 142