Procedure for public questions

• Questions should be addressed to the Chair of the Online Public Meeting.
• The Online Public Meeting, which takes place regularly, is chaired by the Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime alongside the Chief Fire Officer and the Chief Constable as the case may be to monitor progress against the Police and Crime Plan and the Fire and Rescue Plan – the documents that set out the priority areas of action, based on consultation with the public.
• The deadline for submission of questions is 48 hours before the meeting in order that an appropriate answer to the question can be given. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may adjust this deadline.
• Each member of the public asking a question must give their name and location in York or North Yorkshire. We may publish this information along with the question and response on our website.
• To ensure maximum public opportunity for questions, one question per person is permitted, unless the Chair agrees otherwise.
• If questions are not asked during the meeting, efforts will be made to ensure a written response is provided instead.
• General enquires should be submitted by email to:- [email protected] or written queries can be sent via post to the Policing, Fire and Crime (York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority), Harrogate Police Station, Beckwith Head Rd, Harrogate, HG3 1FR.
• We may rephrase the question so that it is suitable for the public domain and relevant to the communities of York and North Yorkshire. This may also happen if there are numerous very similar questions on the same topic.

We may not be able to fully address your question or statement if: –

• Insufficient detail has been provided to enable a proper response to be provided.
• It is not about a matter for which the Online Public Meeting has responsibility.
• It is defamatory, frivolous or offensive.
• It is substantially the same as a question which has been put at a meeting in the past six months.
• It requires the disclosure of confidential or exempt information; or
  • the person asking is subject to a contact restriction under the Unreasonable Complainants and Correspondents Policy
  • other exceptional circumstances apply in the opinion of the Chair and/or the Combined Authority Deputy Monitoring Officer for Mayoral Policing, Fire and Crime functions: or
  • If the question or statement would be better answered elsewhere

A published record of each question and answer is available on our website.