Speaking rights - East Cambridgeshire

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We set out on this page the arrangements under which members of the public can speak at, and present petitions to, meetings of East Cambridgeshire District Council. The guidance is extracted from the District Council website.

Public speaking rights at committees

I’ve got a question, or I would like to make a statement, so what do I do?

Come along to the appropriate meeting. Write your question or statement on one of the pads provided before the meeting starts and put it in the Question Box. You can also put your question or statement in writing and send, fax or email it to Democratic Services at the address on this leaflet. This will then be put in the Question Box by the Democratic Services Officer looking after the meeting.

A question on any topic may be asked as long as there is no suspicion that the question is improper (e.g. offensive, slanderous or might lead to disclosure of exempt or confidential information). Do not forget to give your name and address so that written replies can be sent to you if your question or statement is not answered at the meeting or if you are unable to attend.

The Chairman of the meeting will check the Question Box once the meeting has started. If there are a number of questions in the box they will be selected randomly one at a time. The Chairman will invite the questioner (if present) to read out their question or statement. If the questioner is not present the Chairman or Democratic Services Officer will read out the question.

An answer will be given straight away if at all possible. In some circumstances further information may be needed to answer the question fully. In such cases a written response will be given which will be sent later to the questioner. Please note that only 15 minutes is allowed for questions and answers, or statements, so if there are a large number of questions some may not get answered during the meeting. Written answers will be sent later in this case. Questions or statements can not be made at Planning or Licensing Committee meetings, which have different public participation schemes.

For further information please contact: Democratic Services
East Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange, Nutholt Lane
Ely, Cambs, CB7 4PL

Tel: 01353 616281/ 616282/ 616392

Petitions

The procedure for submitting petitions to committees of East Cambridgeshre District Council is described at this page of the District Council website.

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