Meeting dates are listed on our committee meetings calendar. You can watch committee meetings online as they happen, including full Council meetings, via our committee meeting webcasts. To watch past meetings, go to our committee recordings page.
If you wish to speak or ask a question at a public meeting, you must ask for permission in advance.
You can ask to speak at meetings of:
You may speak only once at any one meeting.
When we receive the question you wish to ask, or the statement you wish to make, we will check to make sure that:
Following this check, we may suggest changes to your question or statement.
If your request to speak is accepted, we will include it on the agenda for the meeting.
If more than one person wishes to ask a similar question, we will hold a ballot – with all those persons invited to be present – that decides who will speak. This is often needed for Planning Committee meetings.
You are not allowed repeat the same question – or a similar question – within a 3 month period. This is to make sure each committee has enough time to discuss a range of different subjects.
