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I will let readers decide whether this works in practice. Source Brent Constitution changes LINK
Citizens’ Rights
The Council
welcomes participation by its citizens in its work. Citizens have a number of
rights in their dealings with the Council. Some of these are legal rights,
whilst others depend on the Council’s own processes. The local Citizens’ Advice
Bureau and Community Law Centre can advise on individuals’ legal rights.
Citizens have the right to:
· vote at local elections if they are
registered;
· contact their local councillor about
any matters of concern to them;
· obtain a copy of the Constitution;
· attend meetings of the Council and
its committees except where, for example, confidential or exempt information
would be disclosed;
· petition to request a referendum on
an elected Mayor;
· contribute to reviews conducted by
the Scrutiny Committees and/or their task groups;
· find out, from the Forward Plan,
what Key Decisions are to be decided by the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees or
officers, as well as other decisions to be taken at a meeting of the Cabinet or
Cabinet Committees and when;
· attend meetings of the Cabinet or
Cabinet Committees, except where exempt or confidential information is being
discussed;
· see reports and background papers,
and any record of decisions made by the Council and the Cabinet;
· complain to the Council about its
service provision;
· complain to the Ombudsman if they
think the Council has not followed its procedures properly. However, they
should only do this after using the Council’s own complaints process;
· complain to the Monitoring Officer
if they have evidence which they think shows that a councillor has not followed
the Council’s Code of Conduct; and
· inspect the Council’s accounts and
make their views known to the external auditor.
