Challenging decisions

Call-in of cabinet decisions

A 'call-in' is a way for you to ask for a decision the cabinet has taken to be looked at again.

Once published, you can call-in a decision at any time during the next 5 working days.

You can:

  • give the reason why the decision should be looked at again
  • ask for the decision to be overturned, if there is evidence to show it was not made correctly
  • ask for the decision to be overturned, if you know about other matters the cabinet did not look at when they made the decision

Who can call-in a decision

Cabinet decisions can be called-in by:

  • a councillor, if a decision is important and affects their ward
  • the chair of an overview and scrutiny committee
  • any 2 members of an overview and scrutiny committee
  • any 3 members of the council who are not members of the cabinet
  • a voluntary group with an interest in the area
  • a business in the area, except if it is about decisions on buying goods and services
  • 10 members of the public who live, work or study in Thurrock

When you can call-in a decision

Decisions the cabinet has made are published online within 2 working days.