Decisions which impact every South Tyneside resident have little or no public scrutiny - we’re calling on the Leader of South Tyneside Council to support greater transparency in decision-making inside and outside of the authority.
Citizens Assembly South Tyneside are calling for a full scrutiny of STC’s proposals and decisions which impact on the well-being of the community, including an audit of STC financial resources, by an independent panel sitting in public with all findings published.

Why is this important?

Decisions made in a borough with a huge debt burden, can be immensely contentious.
Decision-making with little to no scrutiny is not helping the situation.
This lack of transparency about how/why decisions are made is damaging public confidence in our local institutions and not the way to build a healthy, democratic system.
Our borough needs GENUINE change. Genuine community-driven, people-powered change - let’s do it TOGETHER

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