Issue details

At the Cabinet meeting arranged for 16 March 2021, Members were to make the decision to approve a proposal in Haverhill for the removal of a residential area from the existing PSPO and to approve a proposal to introduce a new PSPO in the Moreton Hall area of Bury St Edmunds.

Unfortunately, due to technical issues which prevented the Cabinet agenda and the livestream to the meeting being accessed by the public, the meeting was cancelled.

Therefore, it is not deemed appropriate to delay this decision to a later meeting of the Cabinet as it related to concerns of residents regarding anti-social behaviour and for this decision to now be made by the Portfolio Holder for Families and Communities.

Due to the unforeseen circumstances of the Cabinet not being able to make this decision on 16  March 2021, it has not been possible to provide for the required 28 days’ notice of this key decision to be made by the Portfolio Holder.

As provided for under Part 4 of the Constitution under the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules, the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee has agreed that the decision proposed is reasonable and to it being treated as a matter of urgency.

Under the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, paragraphs 17.1 and 17.3 relates to a key decision and matters being taken in private and requires that where the normal procedure cannot be follows, the agreement of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee that the taking of the decision cannot be reasonably deferred is required and this agreement has been given accordingly.