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But, after resigning as a Labour councillor and cabinet member for housing in 2020, Paul Smith indicated “there is a real problem at the moment” and suggested, “we need to look at how those backbench councillors and opposition councillors can have more of a say”.
What is the point in having 70 elected councillors, he asked, if almost all decisions are made by an elected Mayor and a small number of councillors in the cabinet?
Despondency about the role of backbench and opposition councillors was evident in a recent speech at full council by Labour backbencher, Mike Davies: “There has been such a disparity between my hopes before I got elected and the reality of being a councillor under the mayoral system – it’s been a demoralising experience, and I know that’s true not just for me but for many others.”
Bristol City Council regularly misses legal deadline for answering information requests
Deputy mayor Craig Cheney has admitted the council has a problem responding to Freedom of Information requests
08:30, 16 APR 2021
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Bristol’s deputy mayor has admitted the council has a “problem” answering formal requests for information, missing legal deadlines and keeping poor records.
Council regularly misses legal deadlines for answering information requests
By Amanda Cameron, Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Bristol’s deputy mayor has admitted the council has a “problem” answering formal requests for information, missing legal deadlines and keeping poor records.
Members of the public can make formal requests for information from local authorities under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
The law states that local authorities must respond within 20 working days of receiving a request.
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But Bristol City Council missed that deadline in 40 per cent of cases in the three months to December last year, answering only 266 of 440 requests in time.
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