North Yorkshire Police and Fire coronavirus response on agenda for commissioner's live meeting

The live meeting, which kicks off at 1.30pm, will focus on the fire and police services response to the coronavirus and also provide the opportunity for questions about the situation we are facing.

In addition to scrutinising the fire and police services overall performance, at this meeting Julia Mulligan will hear how both services have met the changing demands on their service during the pandemic and an update on plans for the future.

Public accountability meetings are broadcast live online with members of the public invited to send in their comments before or during the session.

The meeting on Tuesday will focus on:

* Fire: Coronavirus response

* Police: Coronavirus response

Julia has been hosting regular live updates on the Coronavirus response direct to residents and businesses.

As well as watching the live broadcast, the public are also invited to ask their questions, relevant to the discussion, during the meetings via Twitter by including #NYscrutiny in their tweets.

Commenting on the public meetings, Julia said: “These meetings give members of the public and staff the opportunity to understand the performance of both services and hear what they are doing to keep us safe and feeling safe.

“I encourage everyone to join in and watch, and if you have a question, please ask it.”

The agenda, along with presentations and reports are available on the Commissioner’s website.

In advance of the meeting, please send your question to [email protected] please include your name and address with your question.

To ask a question during the meeting using Twitter, include #NYscrutiny in your tweet.

Watch the live broadcast online or on YouTube.

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