Paul Caldwell writes
>sorry, PCG board meetings are public and therefore anyone can attend but do
>not have a 'right' to speak. However it would be v odd if the PCG chair did
>not invite contributions from the floor of the public/orgs present.
Yes.. In fact the PCG meetings are "Meetings in public", rather than
"Public meetings" and there is no right of speech for observers.
Having said this it would be politic for a Chair to at least acknowledge
the presence of a CHC member or officer, and invite comment.
We have already had a useful presentation by our Chief officer of the
CHC, and enlisting the support of the CHC can surely only help. The lay
member cannot possibly make contact with all the hundreds of
organisations that are going to be clamouring for his/her attention.
The CHC *could* act as a useful filter and conduit for the Board
members, and hopefully ensure that vested interest, and narrowly
focussed pressure groups do not waste too much time.
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Chris Pearson
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