General Discussion
Well, I'll find out when I send the e-mail and I'll be sure to let you all know.
What an excellent idea! I shall send my question to her sometime over this weekend so it's waiting for her when she when she gets to work on Monday. Wonder how long it will be before I get a response.
http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=9612&p=0 this link gives information concerning decision making by councillors note (c) respect for human rights – it is important that human rights should be considered at an early stage in the decision-making process; I would like to know when Richard Weeks and his family’s human rights were considered early in any of the decision ...
Okay - this is what I have been told (albeit not by official TDC sources). The call-in was ruled unconstitutional by TDC's Democratic Services Manager after the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny (Independent councillor Mike Haines) questioned it.
Thank you for that link Kaz. I will try and find out on what grounds the call-in has been deemed unconstitutional, who made that decision and in consultation with whom (but please remember that I am, like you, just a member of the public so whether or not my question will be answered and when is anyone's guess). In the meantime might I draw your attention to (f) and (j) under 5.6 Call-In and ...
Well........I don't know which officer advised the appropriate councillor(s) that the call-in was unconstitutional. But I do know that councillors don't always follow officer advice. They certainly don't always follow officer advice at Planning committee. Depends I suppose, on what advice councillors want to 'hear'.
I assume by whoever it is who makes the decision on these things at TDC.
To answer my own question: I understand the call-in has been ruled unconstitutional. So what happens now then?
"Can a new resolution be found now that the decision to proceed has been called-in to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee?" Has the call-in been accepted then? Will Mr and Mrs Weeks be allowed to address O&S councillors?
If you look above you will see that on 16th December at 08.01 SoulofDawlish posted a letter by Lib Dem Councillor David Cox asking that the decisions made by the TDC Executive councillors regarding the purchase by Teignbridge District Council of Warren Farm be called in to be examined by Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Cllr Cox also requested that Mr and Mrs Weeks be allowed to address O&S. ...
