I spoke on the setting of local policing priorities at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 6th of March 2008.
I said that I had attended these meetings a number of times, particularly when the police were present to make suggestions on improving policing in the area. I believed that I was participating […]
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Influencing North Area Policing - Click for Full Article
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Accessibility of Cambridge City’s Planning Process - Click for Full Article
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I believe:
There should be clear, timely notification of the speaking rules at planning meetings given to applicants and interested parties.
Site notices should used in a greater proportion of applications, and should contain more details of how to have your say.
Site notices should be placed in prominent places*.
It should not be necessary to make these […]
North Area Committee - March 2008 - Click for Full Article
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee meeting on the 6th of March 2008. The official minutes won’t be published for many weeks and judging by past experience they’ll miss out the interesting bits. So here’s my recollection:
Councillor Nimmo-Smith updated the meeting on his discussions with Anglia Water, The Environment Agency, South Cambridgeshire District […]
School Councils - Click for Full Article
Friday, September 7, 2007
I wrote to relevant Cambridgeshire County Council officers also copied my local county councillor on the subject of School Councils.
I can see that a number (around 15%) of the authority’s schools are members of Schools Council UK from: http://www.schoolcouncils.org/map_view However others run school councils without membership, are they doing so without training and support?
Specifically I […]
Council Scrutiny of Dispersal Zones - Click for Full Article
Friday, June 1, 2007
Dear Councillor Ward,
In response to the Police priorities section of Wednesday’s North Area Committee Meeting, I asked the councillors if they were happy with the process for introducing dispersal zones in the City.
I noted that the council leader appeared to be authorising these police powers without routinely seeking input from other councillors at the Strategy […]