The Council of Doncaster Council was scheduled to reconvene for an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, 2nd April 2026. The primary item on the agenda was a motion proposed by Councillor Craig Ward and seconded by Councillor Rachel Reed, concerning the Council's Procedure Rules.

Review of Council Procedure Rules

The meeting was scheduled to consider a motion put forward by Councillor Craig Ward, which was seconded by Councillor Rachel Reed. The motion expressed concern that the current Council Procedure Rules may be hindering open debate and democratic scrutiny of the Mayor and her Cabinet. Specifically, it highlighted that the order of the agenda, current time restrictions on council meetings, and particularly on Question Time, were seen as inhibiting legitimate questioning.

The motion proposed that the Council resolve to ask the Monitoring Officer to review these concerns. This review would be conducted in accordance with the Monitoring Officer's powers under Article 1.06 of the Constitution. The outcome of this review, including any necessary amendments to the rules, would then be considered by the Elections & Democratic Structures Committee before being presented to the Full Council for approval at the 2026 Annual General Meeting on 22nd May 2026.

The report pack for this meeting can be found here, and the agenda is available here.