The opportunity is given to members of the public to put questions to Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs 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.
Minutes:
50.1 Mr Mark Ward noted his disappointment at having been prevented from asking his question the Licensing and Enforcement Committee meeting on 8 December 2015 because it was deemed not to be relevant to the business of the meeting. He asked the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods why the Council was granting private hire licenses to individuals convicted of dealing drugs.
50.2 Councillor Dallimore thanked Mr Ward for his question and noted that it was up to the Chair of a meeting to determine what was and was not relevant to the business of that meeting. She explained that the Council took public safety very seriously and that, while she was unable to comment of individual cases, she could give an assurance that each case was judged on its own merits and that the appropriate processes were followed.