Written questions

Local Government: Public Participation

Commons · Question 29662 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to Councils on the process for residents to issue deputations at meetings; and whether residents are required to provide the full text

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 11 Feb 2025

We 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...