Limavady DPP holds at least six meetings in public each year.
Dates confirmed for 2008 are:
- 13th February 2008.
- 14th May 2008
- 6th August 2008
- 12th November 2008
Limavady Borough Council Offices, commencing 16.00 hours.
Further meeting dates to be confirmed.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit written questions into the process, and the questions will be taken to the next meeting in public.
Written question will be accepted from any person living or working in the Borough or any person directly affected by the policing of the Borough, (Code of Practice 4.13) and it is preferable that they are submitted at least eight days in advance of the meeting. (Code of Practice 4.7). Forms for use in association with the submission of questions are available from the office or to download. Alternatively, members of the public can ask a DPP representative to ask a question on their behalf.
An opportunity is also given at meeting in public for questions/issues to be presented from the floor. However, in order to allow the District Commander time to prepare full and open responses, written questions submitted in advance of the meetings are recommended. Everyone who supplies a name and address in association with a written question will receive a written response.
Forms and guidance for use with the submission of a question are available from the DPP office or to download.
According to the Code of Practice on the Functions and Responsibilities of the District Policing Partnership, there are certain circumstances where questions cannot be answered. The Code in 4.15 states:
In the work of the DPP, the presumption is that information should be available for public scrutiny unless there are legal reasons or because it is in the public interest to hold it back. At the commencement of a public meeting of the DPP, the public should be informed of the circumstances in which information cannot be provided, for example, if:
- it is in the interests of national security
- it would endanger the security of one of more individuals
- it relates to an individual and is of a sensitive personal nature
- it involved information that the police are holdings in confidence form another agency
- it would, or would be likely to, prejudice proceedings which have been commenced in a court of law
- it would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention of crime of the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
For further information see section 4.15-4.18 in the Code of Practice on the Function and Responsibilities of the DPP.
Photo - Jack Rankin, DPP Member and Mayor of Limavady Borough Council 2004-2005.
A thematic meeting on Road Policing was held in June 2004. Road Policing Unit were in attendance, and the opportunity was taken to demonstrate speed detection equipment.