{"id":46711,"date":"2026-01-28T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/?p=46711"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:09:42","slug":"democratic-services-at-bristol-city-council-continues-its-obfuscation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/democratic-services-at-bristol-city-council-continues-its-obfuscation\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Services at Bristol City Council Continues Its Obfuscation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday 03 January 2026, I submitted three questions for the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 13 January 2026. The farcical incompetence it turns out to be is rather special, even by Bristol City Council&#8217;s standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the original question as submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the day of the meeting, I received an email from Democratic Services saying they had &#8216;regrettably&#8217; been unable to provide a response in the timescale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A written response would be provided after the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1-1024x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-1.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questions appeared in the Public Forum papers on the day like so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"46714\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-1.jpg 914w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-1-768x624.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"46713\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-2.jpg 965w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Original-Q-2-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the days following the meeting dragged on, I emailed Democratic Services on the 19 January for an update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1-1024x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-2-1.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ended up Tweeting the council on 22 January for a response as I was still waiting for my answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-4.jpg 663w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-4-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And again the 26 January&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-3.jpg 652w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-3-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later that day I received a response from Democratic Services pointing to a freshly uploaded Public Forum document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5-1024x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5-1024x348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-5.jpg 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem was, it failed to clearly state the number of weeks or months at the start of each line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question.jpg 965w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-768x622.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So on 27 January, I emailed asking for the question to be looked at because the number of weeks had been missed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And on 28 January, I received an answer saying that the published responses were the ones provided and that any further questions needed to be submitted to a future council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7-1024x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7-1024x338.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7-768x253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-7.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I didn&#8217;t need to ask any further questions, I merely wanted clarity as to the numbers at the start of each line because it was not specific enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL-1024x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL-1024x279.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL-768x209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I received an answer from Democratic Service doubling down on the answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3-1024x346.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3-1024x346.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question-finL3.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know it can be taxing for Bristol City Council to struggle to the end of a sentence, handle data or maintain accuracy. But, if you are not even answering the question as it was original asked, then at least put some effort into presenting the data you do put out with a bit more care and attention. Literally, answer the question please. It&#8217;s a wishy washy and lazy response at best. At worse, it&#8217;s the usual obfuscation of which Bristol is keenly aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guess work might be fine for Bristol City Council, but in the real world, people want properly specified or quantified answers. A bit like the Section F of EHCPs which is taking over a year to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question22.jpg 965w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question22-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ehcp-Question22-768x622.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home: <a href=\"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/\">https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/<\/a><br>TikTok: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chopsybristoltt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.tiktok.com\/@chopsybristolt<\/a><br>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/chopsybaby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/chopsybaby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 03 January 2026, I submitted three questions for the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 13 January 2026. 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