[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

According to the agenda for the council meeting held on November 10th, the Kashmir motion was one of four submitted under council procedure rule A9. The details of procedure A9 can be found here:

http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...e_Rules_2_.pdf

For those of you who do not wish to read through it all, A9.2 reads as follows:

Scope:

Motions must be about matters for which the Council has a responsibility or which affect
Hyndburn.

That is it. There is nothing further.

My question is how this motion passed can in any way whatsoever relate to council responsibility or affecting Hyndburn. The simple answer is it does not on either count. It seems to me therefore, that the council in passing this resolution have not only exceeded their remit, made the borough a laughing stock, wasted council tax payers money and resources but have in fact acted unconstitutionally in doing so. Arguably, the motion cannot stand; any attempt to reiterate its legality can now only be met by referral to a higher authority, such as the local government ombudsman.

Wonder if it would be worth it to refer it to the ombudsman to see what happens and whether it is illegal