Mar 12, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Press-releases
Following objections made by It’s Our City! community group, Sheffield City Council officers have told us that they are making significant and extensive changes to the information about Sheffield People’s Referendum published on the council website – and to...
Dec 9, 2020 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum
It’s Our City! welcomes the resignation of Sheffield City Council Leader, Julie Dore.There has been, and remains, deep disquiet about the current council regime and the undemocratic way it operates. Local voluntary and community organisations say that the Council is...
Oct 14, 2020 | Council Governance Model Referendum
This is the commentary and evidence paper submitted by It’s Our City! to Sheffield City Council’s hastily convened governance review in November 2019. It reports on the 20,000 conversations held with Sheffielders about local governance in our city. It...
Mar 19, 2020 | Council Governance Model Referendum
Dear Secretary of State, We are writing to you concerning the Coronavirus Emergency Measures Bill, which we understand is being drafted at the moment, and the risk that any emergency legislation may restrict or block the community rights given to citizens in the 2011...
Mar 14, 2020 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum, Press-releases
The government has announced that local elections will not take place on May 7th, they will be postponed for a year. At the moment, whilst we assume a delay, the full implications are unclear for Sheffield People’s Referendum that was due to take place the same...
Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
LETTER SENT TO INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE SCC, 5TH FEBRUARY 2020. Dear Ms Adan A belated welcome to Sheffield, you have arrived at a fairly momentous time in our city but I hope your time here is interesting and rewarding, and that you feel able to make a positive...
Nov 5, 2019 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum
Speech by Anne Barr, presenting It’s Our City!’s informed input at the “How Should Decision-making Work in the 21st Century?” event hosted by Nigel Slack in October 2019. I’d like to say how proud I am to represent IOC! this evening. Without...
Nov 4, 2019 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Update
While collecting the 26,419 signatures for Sheffield People’s Petition, It’s Our City! volunteers spoke to face-to-face with over 16,000 Sheffield residents. People were keen to tell us about the problems they have with their council and how the way it is...
Oct 21, 2019 | Council Governance Model Referendum
To the members of the Overview & Scrutiny Management Committee, Following the OSMC meeting on the 17th October, I would like to raise a point about the OSMC getting evidence from the Centre for Public Scrutiny, that may have been missed. The CfPS has 2 areas of...
Oct 16, 2019 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Update
Dear Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, We would like to comment on the report ‘Reviewing Decision Making in Sheffield City Council’, to be discussed at the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (O&SMC) on 17th October. This open...
