Woking Joint
Committee
Woking Joint Committee is a committee between Surrey
County Council and Woking Borough Council, established on 1 June
2014.
The Committee is
responsible for a number of areas previously considered under the
former Surrey County Council Local Committee, as well as a number
of new areas previously under the remit of Woking Borough Council.
Local Borough and County councillors
meet to discuss and decide jointly many of the issues that matter
to you and the people who live, work or study in Woking.
What does Woking Joint
Committee do?
Woking Joint Committee
can make decisions about:
- activities for young people
- how certain funding will be spent
- roads and road maintenance including road safety, speed limits
and parking restrictions
- library opening hours
- public rights of way in Woking, including footpaths and bridle
paths
- local concerns about Council services under the remit of the
Committee
It also monitors how well
public services like social care are benefitting local people and
has a special role in making sure that local schools are performing
well or taking the necessary steps to improve.
The committee also looks
at Borough and County partnership initiatives as well as
investigating joint approaches to services locally and acts as the
Woking Community Safety Partnership and the local Health and
Wellbeing Board.
Local Councillors try to put the
community's interests at the heart of every decision they make.
They value the opinions of local people. The more Councillors listen to residents, the more confident
we can be that issues have been considered from various angles and
that the wider community is likely to benefit as a result. That is
why we actively encourage local people to interact with
Councillors and their local committee
to make sure that their voices and opinions are heard.
How can you take
part?
At the Committee's
meetings you can raise issues, ask questions or petition your Councillors
about changes you would like them to make in your neighbourhood.
When does it
meet?
Woking Joint Committee
generally meets once every three months. This can vary but is
usually around March, June, September and December.
View details of the
date, time, venue and the topics under
discussion at the Joint Committee meeting.
Contact Woking Joint
Committee
Please
click here if you would like further information about
the Joint Committee.