Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 29648
Local Government: Public Participation
Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance (a) her Department has and (b) its predecessor Departments have issued to councils on including within their constitutions provision for public participation at cou
Answer
Jim McMahonWe have been clear that it is not for Government to micromanage local authorities. We do not provide guidance on allowing public participation, such as deputations, at formal local authority meetings; it is for individual authorities to decide what public...
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