Speaking at Full Council

Subject to the exclusions below, people who live or work in Wealden may ask the Council a question at any ordinary meeting of Full Council on any matter within the Council’s powers, duties or functions.

To ask a question, a questioner must give written notice of the question and their name and address to the Democratic Services Manager no later than 10am on the Monday in the week before the week of the meeting, except Extraordinary Full Council meetings, where questions are not permitted.

Having received a question, a written response will be sent to the questioner at least 2 Working Days before the meeting. Details of the question and response will be published on the Council’s website.

Members of the public have the opportunity to submit questions to full council with the exception of Extraordinary Full Council meetings.

1. Submit your question to Democratic Services manager by emailing democratic.services@wealden.gov.uk
2. You will receive an acknowledgement email
3. Written questions are reviewed before being sent for response.
4. If there are any reasons why the question cannot be accepted, we will be in touch with you.
5. Once the question had been checked, a written response will be provided asap and at least 2 days before the meeting.
6. Details of the question and response will be published on the council’s website
7. Following receipt of the written response, you will be asked whether you, or someone on your behalf wish to ask a supplementary question in person at the Full Council meeting.- confirm this by emailing the democratic services manager democratic.services@wealden.gov.uk
8. The Democratic services manager will email you back to acknowledge this.

• A maximum of 30 minutes will be allocated for all public questions. Any questions that cannot be dealt with within the time will be dealt with in writing or deferred to the next meeting at the discretion of the questioner.
• Questions will be taken in the order in which they were received except in the case of multiple questions from the same person whereby each person asking a question will ask their first question before moving on to any second questions, and so on.
• The question and response will be taken as read and the questioner will be limited to asking one supplementary question. A supplementary question must arise directly out of the original question or the response.
  If the questioner is unable to attend the meeting they may ask someone to put the supplementary question on their behalf. If nobody is present to ask a supplementary question the Chair may rule that the question and answer be received and taken as read.
• If a response to a supplementary question cannot be given at the meeting the relevant Member may reply in writing. The reply must be provided within 10 Working Days of the meeting.

Details of all questions and answers will be recorded in the minutes.