Work to maps, forms and planning applications
We're doing some work to online maps, forms and the planning system tomorrow (Tuesday 21 May). This means you won't be able to access them for the day. This does not affect council tax or rent payments.
What you need to know about speaking on decisions made by Cabinet.
Which meeting you can speak at depends on the decision to be made.
The more important cabinet decisions have pre-decision scrutiny at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Meetings take place three weeks before the Cabinet meeting. The public are encouraged to speak at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee so that views are heard in enough time for them to be taken into account before decisions are made.
If a report on the decision is listed on the forward plan of upcoming Cabinet decisions to go to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee you can only speak there and not at Cabinet.
You can listen live to a Cabinet meeting or access a recording.
If an item isn't being discussed at Overview and Scrutiny Committee you can speak at Cabinet. This means that for every decision being made there is a chance for members of the public to speak.
Allowing people to give their views early on at the pre-decision stage of the process means the Cabinet have more time to think about what has been said before it makes decisions.
Everyone needs to follow the same process to speak, no matter which meeting you've been given permission to speak at.
Once an agenda for the meeting is published you must contact democratic services or call 01227 862 009, no later than 12:30pm the working day before the meeting.
You'll need to give the following information: