Issue - meetings
Spitalfields and Banglatown Community Governance Review Update
Meeting: 25/06/2019 - General Purposes Committee (Item 5)
5 Spitalfields and Banglatown Community Governance Review Update PDF 318 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1, item 5 PDF 539 KB
- Spitalfields CGR Stage 2 Response by the Town Council Campaign, item 5 PDF 638 KB
- CGR Complaint Response Stage 1 FINAL, item 5 PDF 221 KB
Minutes:
It was noted that background information papers were presented at the meeting, in respect to item 5.10, a letter from the Spitalfields Campaigners and the response on behalf of the Council. Both documents were noted by Members of the General Purposes Committee.
Matthew Mannion, Head of Democratic Services introduced the report and gave a brief summary of the Community Governance Review Consultation. It was noted that the consultation period closed on 28 May 2019 and this was an update on the results of the second stage of consultation.
It was noted that the last stage of the process, following this report, would be for, the Chief Executive to present a report setting out the proposed final recommendations to Full Council at its meeting in July 2019.
It was also noted that Officers were content with the consultation process and the work undertaken – there were a series of events, social media events, and as a result there were a lot of responses received. Mr Mannion explained that the Spitalfields Campaigners were challenging the lack of engagement, however they were been kept in touch throughout the process and the Council had gone beyond what was required of them to do. It was noted that the Council had responded to concerns in regards to the complaint letter submitted by the Campaigners and this had been tabled at the meeting as background information.
As a result of the consultation, the findings were that the majority were not in support of a parish council. It was not a poll but the consultation process was used to indicate a preference.
Accordingly, the Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED
1. The results of the second stage consultation exercise be noted.