Questions Procedures

November 30, 2023 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council website
Full council record

Decision

RESOLVED that Cabinet recommended to Full Council that:
 
A   
A word limit of 200 for each question and 300 words
for each answer (except where the complexity of the questions
requires a longer response) be implemented.

 
B   
The deadline for submitting questions be changed to
12pm three clear working days before the meeting.

 
C   
Questions from Councillors be taken as read, unless
it is specifically requested that they are read out.

 
D   
A new back-end process for dealing with questions is
introduced.
 
E    
The Constitution is amended to reflect A-D
above.

Supporting Documents

Amendments to Constitution - Questions Procedures Final.pdf
Appendix A - Equality Impact Assessment.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date30 Nov 2023