Asking questions at meetings

Members of the public can attend Council meetings to ask questions about our services and decisions.

Questions need to be submitted by:

  • completing and returning the form
  • emailing democraticservices@mansfield.gov.uk, or
  • writing to the Monitoring Officer, Mansfield District Council, Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG19 7BH

When submitting the question, you must give your name, address and email address (contact details will not be disclosed without your permission). You must also give the address at which you live or your business address that is within the district. You need to include who the question is to be put to.

For Council, your question must be submitted no later than 12 noon on the day after the agenda is published.

For Overview and Scrutiny Committees and individual Delegated Decisions, your question must be submitted no later than 12noon on the working day before the meeting. See meetings, agendas and minutes for when these meetings are.

If your question relates to an item listed on the cabinet agenda, it should be submitted by 10am on the day of the meeting.

The public, agents and applicants are able to speak during Planning Applications Committee by using the request to speak form provided. Requests to speak must be received by 5pm at least two working days before the meeting.

What can I ask?

Questions must be relevant to council services, but not be about individual/personal issues. Your question should be limited to one subject, but may have more than one part.

Questions asked at Full Council

View the latest questions from the public asked at Full Council.