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The following rules (Paragraphs 49 to 62) will apply to all meetings of Cabinet and Cabinet Committees/Sub-Committees

(a) Meetings dates and locations will be determined by the Mayor or Chief Executive. Meetings shall normally take place at the Council’s main offices (Whitechapel Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BJ) or at another location if so determined by the Mayor or Chief Executive.

(b) Meetings will be subject to the Access to Information Procedure Rules and any other relevant procedure rules in this Constitution.

Meetings will normally be open to the public unless confidential or exempt information is to be discussed.

Subject to the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part B Section 27 of this Constitution, meetings may occasionally be private.

The Chair (or Vice-Chair) of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, or their nominee, and the Leaders of any Opposition Groups have a standing invitation to observe meetings.

Whilst the main focus of these meetings is as decision-making bodies, there is an opportunity for the public to contribute through making submissions that specifically relate to the reports that are set out on the agenda. Members of the public may therefore make written submissions in any form (for example; Petitions, letters, written questions) which must be submitted to the Clerk to the meeting (whose details are on the agenda front sheet) by 5 pm the day before the meeting. The consideration of such written submissions will be at the discretion of whosoever presides at the meeting.

Rules 5 – 9, 17 to 24 of the Council Procedure Rules (Part B Section 26 of this Constitution) shall also apply to meetings of the Cabinet./Committees/Sub-Committees.

Taking Executive Decisions outside of meetings (including Individual Mayoral Decisions)