Full Council - Wednesday 14 January 2026, 6:30pm - Bedford Borough Council streaming
Full Council
Wednesday, 14th January 2026 at 6:30pm
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
2 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC
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1 QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
2 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC
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Agenda item :
3 MINUTES
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4 DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL AND/OR DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS
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5 SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIONS
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Agenda item :
6 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
7 DEBATE ON PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ralley Rahman
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ralley Rahman
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
19 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR SIRA
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Cllr Jon Gambold
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Martin Towler/Robert Rigby
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
19 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR SIRA
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
8 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher/Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
9 REPORT OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
12 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Fouzia Zamir Atiq
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Fouzia Zamir Atiq
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
14 REPORT OF THE (LICENSING ACT 2003) LICENSING COMMITTEE
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher/Martin-Moran-Bryant
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
15 ALLOCATION OF PLACES ON MAIN COMMITTEES BETWEEN POLITICAL GROUPS
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
16 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
Agenda item :
18 OUTCOME OF EXECUTIVE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS PASSED BY FULL COUNCIL
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Webcast Finished
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