Residents are encouraged to ask questions at Area Committee meetings. Questions will be answered by an appropriate Officer or Councillor.
How to submit a question
To ask a question, residents should email areacommitteequestions@ipswich.gov.uk, including their name, address, contact telephone number, question, and the Area Committee where they wish the question to be asked. Questions should be submitted by 10 a.m. two working days before the meeting to allow for relevant information to be prepared.
Residents may ask questions without prior notice with the Chair's permission, but a response may not be possible at the meeting. Priority will be given to questions submitted in advance.
Guidelines for questions
All questions must either be:
- relevant to the area committee they are to be asked at, or;
- relevant to Ipswich as a whole and be asked by a resident of the area covered by the committee it is to be asked at.
Please note that questions or representations must not contain:
- references to identifiable individuals (whether by name or other information) unless the consent of that individual has been obtained and included with the notification;
- potentially defamatory or provocative or abusive comments;
- discriminatory remarks.
Please note that responses will not be provided where the question requires the disclosure of confidential or exempt information.
What happens if your question can’t be asked
If for any reason a question which has been submitted in advance is not able to be asked at a meeting the Council will, within 14 days of the meeting date, reply to the resident asking the question explaining why and if possible providing a written answer.