Written evidence to be reported to the House
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
2:16 pm
Q193 Alison Seabeck: Are you confident that the safeguards set out in clause 59, which are designed to prevent community calls for action being abused by special interest groups or extreme groups, are strong enough? Have you considered the implications of allowing greater freedom for the public to take part in the decision-making process and the potential for two CCFAs with directly opposite aims to be running in parallel with each other, and what that could do to some communities? In Tower Hamlets, you might have the British National party running one and the rest of the community running one entirely counter to that. It could be quite an interesting situation. It could be damaging to community cohesion.