Full Council - Wednesday 8 October 2025, 6:30pm - Bedford Borough Council streaming
Full Council
Wednesday, 8th October 2025 at 6:30pm
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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2 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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3 MINUTES
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4 DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL AND/OR DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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5 SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIONS
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6 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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7 DEBATE ON PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Paul Edmonds
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Laura Church
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
Agenda item :
7 DEBATE ON PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
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8 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Jim Weir/Sarah-Jayne Gallagher
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Cllr Sarah-Jayne Gallagher
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Sarah-Jayne Gallagher
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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9 REPORT OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
Agenda item :
10 QUESTIONS OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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11 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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12 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
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- Item 12.1 Local Plan 2040 Update
- Item 12.1 Appendix A Local Plan 2040 post hearings letter
- Item 12.2 General Fund Budget and Capital Budget Outturn
- Item 12.3 Revenue and Capital Budget Trends
- Item 12.4 MTFS - Appendix C
- Item 12.4 MTFS
- Item 12.1 Appendix B Bedford Local Plan 2040 - response to May update
- Item 12.3 Updated report 7 October 2025 - Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Update - Report
- updated decision 12.4
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Cllr Marc Frost/Andrea Spice
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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14 REPORT OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
Agenda item :
15 BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE AND CRIME PANEL ACTIVITY REPORT 2024-2025
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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16 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
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18 REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE PENSION FUND COMMITTEE
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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19 APPOINTMENT TO POST OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH (HEALTHCARE PUBLIC HEALTH)
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20 APPOINTMENT TO POST OF SERVICE DIRECTOR INTEGRATION & COLLABORATION
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21 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR VANN:
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
- 2 July 2025 Full Council Minutes, opens in new tab
- 21 August 2025 Extraordinary Full Council Minutes, opens in new tab
- Item 05 Speaker's Communications, opens in new tab
- Item 07 Debate on Petitions Previously Submitted - draft, opens in new tab
- Item 09 Shout July 2025, opens in new tab
- Item 11 Change in Composition of Executive, opens in new tab
- Item 11 Portfolio Holders - Revised - July 2025 - Appendix, opens in new tab
- Item 12.1 Local Plan 2040 Update, opens in new tab
- Item 12.1 Appendix A Local Plan 2040 post hearings letter, opens in new tab
- Item 12.2 General Fund Budget and Capital Budget Outturn, opens in new tab
- Item 12.3 Revenue and Capital Budget Trends, opens in new tab
- Item 12.4 MTFS - Appendix C, opens in new tab
- Item 12.4 MTFS, opens in new tab
- Item 12.1 Appendix B Bedford Local Plan 2040 - response to May update, opens in new tab
- Item 12.3 Updated report 7 October 2025 - Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Update - Report, opens in new tab
- updated decision 12.4, opens in new tab
- Item 14 - referral from Standards, opens in new tab
- Item 15 - Panel Activity Report 2024-2025 - draft, opens in new tab
- Extract of Minute No.20 from OSC 100725 - General Fund and Capital Budget Outturns, opens in new tab
- Extract of Minute No.21 from OSC 100725 - MTFS Refresh, opens in new tab
- Item 18 Pension Fund Update, opens in new tab
- Item 19 Appointment of the Consultant in Public Health (Healthcare Public Health), opens in new tab
- Item 20 Appointment of the Service Director for Integration Collaboration, opens in new tab

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