Public participation
Members of the public will be
able to speak and ask questions at meetings of the Panel under the
direction of the Chair. If confidential information is discussed,
the public will be excluded either from the whole or part of the
meeting.
Questions
Members of the public can only
ask questions related to items identified on the Panel’s
agenda. However, the Monitoring Officer of the Council
may reject a question if:
·
It is not about a matter for which the Panel has
a responsibility
·
It is defamatory (or potentially so), or is
frivolous or offensive
·
It is largely the same as a question which has been
put at a meeting of the Panel in the past six
months
·
It requires the disclosure of confidential or
exempt information
Notice
The question should not sound
like a statement. It may only be asked if Council’s
Monitoring Officer has been notified in writing or by email at
least seven clear working days before the day of the meeting,
unless the Chair exercises his/her discretion and agrees that
a question(s) may be asked without the required period of
notice.
Allocated time
The total time allocated to
public questions, submitted on notice at a Panel meeting, will
be 15 minutes.
Order
of questions
Questions will be asked in the
same order in which their notice has been received,
except that the Chair may group together similar
questions.
Number of questions
A person/organisation can
submit no more than two questions.
Asking the question at the meeting
The Chair will invite the
questioner to put the question to the Panel.
If the person who has
submitted a written question is unable to be present, they may
ask a representative or the Chair to put the question on
their behalf. If neither the questioner, nor their
representative are present, the Chair may ask the question on the
questioner’s behalf, indicate that a written reply will be
given or decide that the question will not be dealt
with.
Supplementary question
A questioner or a
representative of a questioner may also put
one supplementary question, without notice.
A supplementary question
must arise directly out of, and be related to the original
question or the reply. The Chair may reject a supplementary
question.
Time
limit on questions and answers
One minute will be allowed for
each of the following:
·
asking the original question
·
the response to the question
·
any supplementary question
·
the response to any supplementary
question
Written answers
Any question which cannot be
dealt with during public question time will be dealt with by a
written answer.
Referral of question or issue to the
Commissioner
Questions received on notice,
issues raised as part of the discussion of a question,
including any supplementary question may be referred to
the Commissioner if considered appropriate by the
Council’s Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the
Chair, or by the Panel.
The
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) role
The PCC role is to:
·
Represent the interests of local
communities
·
Hold the Chief Constable to account for police
performance
·
Set the priorities for the Force and prepares the
Police and Crime Plan
·
Appoint (and dismiss if necessary) the Chief
Constable
·
Set the Police budget and the part of council tax
that goes to policing
·
Work with other agencies and partners to improve
public safety
·
Commission police and crime services
Complain about the Police and Crime Commissioner
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Redcar and Cleveland
(redcar-cleveland.gov.uk)
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland’s
website
Cleveland Police and Crime
Commissioner (pcc.police.uk)
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