The Council has taken the decision to postpone all democratic committee meetings and non-essential meetings until central government advice is issued on how to continue the democratic services function. In order to keep people safe, all meetings where elected members would make decisions on council business have been suspended in order to comply with Public Health England advice and guidance.
In this section you can access a wide range of information and documents relating to the council’s decision making processes, find out about forthcoming Council meetings and decisions and obtain details for your local political representatives.
Information regarding Council, Cabinet and committee meetings. You can find the agendas, minutes of previous meetings, as well as officer reports discussed at previous meetings. Information is also provided on dates of future meetings, and issues that will be discussed in future.
Details of this council’s MPs, MEPs and councillors.
Dorset Council welcomes public attendance and involvement at all of its formal committee meetings. You can participate in a meeting by attending and listening to councillors debate and make decisions; by asking a question, making a statement or presenting a petition relating to the business of the committee. Please read the information set out the Public Participation at Committee Meetings and Public Participation at Full Council meetings. There is a Guidance to Public Speaking at a Planning Committee should you wish to make representations to one of the area planning committees. There is also separate guidance for anyone wishing to attend a licensing sub-committee, for details please view the Licensing sub-committee procedure and guidance.
Anyone who lives, works or studies in the Dorset Council area may sign or organise a petition to the Council. Please see the Petitions Scheme for more details.
Dorset Council fully supports the principle of openness and transparency and has no objection to filming and recording by means of social media at Council and and Committee meeting that are open to the public. Please see the Protocol for filming and audio recording of Public Council meetings for more information.
It is also possible to subscribe to updates in order to receive information via e-mail regarding particular issues and committee meetings.
Contact deatils for the council representatives on outside bodies and forums that are independent from the council.
Information regarding the decisions taken by Cabinet, committees, etc, as well as officer delegated decisions taken by council officers.
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