Issue - meetings

To receive any questions from members of the public provided that a question does not relate to:

·  Matters which are the subject of current or pending legal proceedings or

· Matters relating to employees or former employees of the Council or comments in respect of individual Council Officers.

To ask a question at this meeting, please submit it to democratic.services@gloucester.gov.uk by 12pm on Thursday 8^th September 2022 or telephone 01452 396203 for support.

A local resident asked whether it was an appropriate time to conduct a Street Trading Policy Review and to potentially prohibit street trading within Eastgate and Westgate Street. He noted that the trade had a difficult three years, particularly with the COVID pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. In response, the Senior Lawyer highlighted that the report was only recommending beginning the consultation process.

A local resident asked whether it was an appropriate time to consult about the Street Trading Policy Review, amid a cost of living crisis. In response, the Chair stated that her question had been noted.