The Policy and Resources Committee has two main areas of responsibility, which is to provide strategic direction to the operation of the Council, including making decisions on policies and co-ordinating spend not reserved to full Council, and to maintain a strategic overview of outcomes, performance, risk management and budgets.

Wirral Council is fully committed to equalities and our obligations under The Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty. 

We encourage people who have a protected characteristic to participate in public meetings and in the democratic process.  If you have any adjustments that would help you attend or participate at this meeting, please let us know as soon as possible and we would be happy to facilitate where possible.  Please contact committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk. 

Public Questions

Public questions must be submitted no later than midday three working days before the meeting and are done so via this link: Public Question Form

Please note, anyone submitting public questions via email will be referred to the link above.

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your question by the deadline for submission, please telephone the relevant Committee Services Officer to confirm we have received your form. Their contact details can be found further down this page, or email committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk.

For more information on how your personal information will be used, please see this link: Document Data Protection Protocol

Public Statements

A member of the public may speak on up to two non-procedural items on any agenda if notice has been given no later than midday three working days before themeeting. No speech should exceed three minutes. Please give notice to committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your statement by the deadline for submission, please telephone the relevant Committee Services Officer to confirm we have received your email. Their contact details can be found further down this page.

Petitions

Petitions may be presented to the Committee The person presenting the petition will be allowed to address the meeting briefly (not exceeding one minute) to outline the aims of the petition. The Chair will refer the matter to another appropriate body of the Council within whose terms of reference it falls without discussion, unless a relevant item appears elsewhere on the Agenda. Please give notice of petitions to committeeservices@wirral.gov.uk in advance of the meeting.

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your petition, please telephone the relevant Committee Services Officer to confirm we have received your email. Their contact details can be found further down this page.

For further information about how we use the personal data of individuals speaking at Council and Committee meetings, please see the following document: Document Data Protection Protocol for Public Speakers at Committees | Wirral Council