Warwickshire county councillors who are also district/borough councillors are being prevented from taking part in a vital vote next week.

A special meeting of the Adult, Social Care & Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee is being held on the 15th July to consider a report on the re-structuring of housing-related support (Supporting People services), but so-called “twin-hatted” councillors have been told that they are barred from voting on the matter.

Cllr Kate Rolfe (Lib Dem, Stratford South) said: “As councillors we are there to represent our electorate, and to prevent us voting on such important issues is undemocratic”.

Lib Dem Group Leader Cllr Jerry Roodhouse (Rugby Eastlands & Hillmorton) has made a formal request for dispensation for twin-hatters to be applied in this case.

 

Link to Committee Report:

https://democratic.warwickshire.gov.uk/Cmis5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=t7IQzF%2fWsLZoRLuMwI1%2fjCfkmWJbeDu2hp7mS5hFDLVxV0bmNUR2%2bA%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d