Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To endorse the new Co-opted member to the Police and Crime Panel.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 11^th December 2024.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

Representatives of town or parish councils and members of the public who live, work, or represent an organisation within the Dorset Council area are welcome to submit either one question or one statement for each meeting.  You are welcome to attend the meeting in person or via MS Teams to read out your question and to receive the response. If you submit a statement for the committee this will be circulated to all members of the committee in advance of the meeting as a supplement to the agenda and appended to the minutes for the formal record but will not be read out at the meeting.

The first eight questions and the first eight statements received from members of the public or organisations for each meeting will be accepted on a first come first served basis in accordance with the deadline set out below.  For further information please see Public Participation - Dorset Council  

All submissions must be emailed in full to megan.r.rochester@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by 8.30am on Monday 3^rd February 2025.

When submitting your question or statement please note that:  

-       You can submit one question or one statement.

-       A question may include a short pre-amble to set the context.  

-       It must be a single question, and any sub-divided questions will not be permitted. 

-       Each question will consist of no more than 450 words, and you will be given up to three minutes to present your question.  

-       When submitting a question please indicate who the question is for (e.g. the name of the committee or Portfolio Holder)  

-       Include your name, address, and contact details.  Only your name will be published but we may need your other details to contact you about your question or statement in advance of the meeting.  

-       Questions and statements received in line with the council’s rules for public participation will be published as a supplement to the agenda.

-       All questions, statements and responses will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting.  

Dorset Council Constitution - Procedure Rule 9

Councillor Questions

Councillors can submit up to two valid questions at each meeting and sub divided questions count towards this total. Questions and statements received will be published as a supplement to the agenda and all questions, statements and responses will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting.

The submissions must be emailed in full to megan.r.rochester@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by 8.30am on Monday 3^rd February 2025.

Dorset Council Constitution – Procedure Rule 13

To set out the Police and Crime Commissioner’s proposals for the 2025/26 budget and precept.

To receive the Q3 monitoring report.

To receive a verbal update from Marc Eyre, Service Manager for Assurance.

To receive a verbal update about the PCP Forward Plan.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.  

There are no exempt items scheduled for this meeting.