Each month, the Council publishes a list of key decisions which its is planning to take within the next 28 days, including those which it is intending to take in a private meeting (that is, a meeting to which the public is not admitted) .

The purpose of this list is to give notice of those decisions and an opportunity for people to make representations about any items which are to be decided in a private meeting. Anybody can make representations to the Council that an item should be decided in public and not in a private meeting. If you wish to do this, please e-mail katia.neale@lbhf.gov.uk.

The Council will reply to your e-mail. Your representations, and the Council’s response to them, will be published on this website at least 5 days before the relevant meeting. 

Key decisions are decisions taken by either the Cabinet or Council that have a significant effect on the community or involve significant budgets using the following criteria:

• anything affecting communities living or working in an area comprising two or more wards
• any expenditure or savings which are significant (that is, in excess of £100,000) regarding   the Council's budget for the service function to which the decision relates.
• anything significantly affecting communities within one ward
• anything affecting the budgetary and policy framework set by the Council