Online Public Meeting

Next meeting:

• 18 September 2025
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service – Langdale Moor Fire – Update 

About this meeting

The meeting is made up from members of the Executive Board, other Chief Officers and Heads of Department. It is supported by performance and change management / planning staff.

Each meeting will focus on:

• A look at latest performance data in areas of public interest and a report on complaints made against North Yorkshire Police or North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
• An in-depth discussion on a key theme of public concern identified in line with police and crime or fire and rescue priorities.
• An opportunity for the Deputy Mayor to raise issues that matter to the public for discussion with Chief Officers.
• An update on the progress made against the latest independent inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to provide the Deputy Mayor and the public with evidence of improvements.
• A dedicated question and answer time for the Deputy Mayor to ask Chiefs and their senior leadership team the questions submitted by members of the public.

Ask your question

Before asking your question, please ensure you are asking it in the right place and read the following first:

• Questions should be submitted at least 48 hours before the meeting.
• Questions should use appropriate language.
• Members of the public may submit one question, and it should be no more than 100 words (we reserve the right to edit and group questions).
• If your question is from a community group or campaign group, please ensure it’s a single, agreed-upon question to help avoid multiple versions of the same query being submitted.
• Questions cannot be accepted about specific incidents, in a public meeting (please submit these as casework or log a formal complement / complaint).
• Are you sure this meeting is the right place for your question? If you are still not sure, check below for other ways to raise issues or concerns or to access support that may be more suitable
• Recognised York and North Yorkshire media outlets can also submit questions to these meetings, but these should relate directly to an item on the agenda – other questions will be treated as wider media queries for the Deputy Mayor or forwarded to the relevant service press team
• For more details on the procedure for public questions, visit: Procedure for public questions

If your question does belong in this meeting, please complete the form below.

If you think your question could be asked elsewhere or if you have other issues to raise

• For media enquires/questions: email [email protected]
• For complaints or compliments for North Yorkshire Police and/or North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, visit out Complaints  page.
• For a specific question, topic or community issue you would like to directly ask Jo Coles, the Deputy Mayor for Police, Fire and Crime, visit our Contact us page.
• For questions for the Mayor/Combined Authority, visit the Contact York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority page.