Visitor Parking Permits

Decision on Visitor Parking Permits

I have drafted a letter/email to my local councillors. People here might find this, or something similar, useful? Given the Cabinet meeting is on the 26th, and those 10 people will almost certainly have decided what to do about the Day Permits before that meeting, can I suggest we all email Councillors and Cabinet members as a matter of urgency?

Dear Councillor

Happy New Year!

I see that the Cabinet will consider at their meeting on 26th January whether or not to overturn the decision to abolish One Day Visitor Parking Permits, following the legally obligated Statutory Consultation.

As you know, the Full Council were not able to properly scrutinize/discuss this decision at the last Council meeting, because an error in the consultation documents meant that the Statutory Consultation was still active when the meeting took place. Given the response by residents to this decision - including a widely supported petition, and significant national and local media coverage, this was unfortunate. It has meant that our local councillors have not been given the opportunity to pass on the concerns their electors have raised, or question in public, the decision - including why and how it was taken and why it so disproportionately affects residents in the most deprived areas of Haringey.

Can I ask therefore, have the results of the statutory consultation been shared with you, as our local councillor?

Is there a process where the outcomes of that ‘consultation’ are shared with residents, before any decision is taken?

If there is no general publication of the consultation result prior to that Cabinet meeting, will you be given the opportunity to view and share these results with your constituents and make public representation to Cabinet, or have you been excluded from the process entirely?

I would appreciate your urgent response to these questions, not least because of the likely media interest on how and who will make this decision - a decision that will have significant adverse financial impact on so many residents least likely to be able to afford it.

Yours Sincerely