Public Speaking at Council Meetings
Summary
You can speak at the various meetings held by the council. The procedure differs according to which meeting you want to speak at.
Procedures
- Public Participation at Council Meetings
- Planning Committee: You can register to speak on a particular planning application. You must register with Democratic Services by 12 noon on the Thursday before the committee meeting. Full details on speaking at the Planning and Highways Regulatory committee
- Addressing Full Council: You can address the full council. Your address must be received at least 7 working days before the meeting.
- Asking a question of Full Council: You can ask question at a meeting of the full council. You must give notice of your question 3 working days before the meeting.
- Public speaking at Cabinet: You can make a statement of fact or opinion, or ask a question at a Cabinet meeting. To speak at a Cabinet meeting you must contact us by 12 noon on the Thursday before the meeting. Full details on speaking at Cabinet meetings
- Licensing Regulatory Committee meetings: You can have a say about some of the issues at Licensing Regulatory Committee meetings. You must register to speak by 12 noon three working days before the committee meets. Full details on speaking at Licensing Regulatory Committee are available in a leaflet to download on the right hand side of this page. Full details on speaking at Licensing Regulatory Committee meetings.
- Overview & Scrutiny Committee meetings: Enquiries should be made to Democratic Services, email publicspeaking@lancaster.gov.uk or telephone 01524 582047
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Further Information
More information is available on our main Meetings and Minutes page