Agenda item

Notice of Motion given by Councillor Keith Davis

That this Council:-

 

(a)       cannot begin to understand the heartbreak felt by Mrs. Kerry Needham, and her family, since her 21 month old son, Ben, went missing twenty five years ago;

 

(b)       believes that in this instance, South Yorkshire Police have been impeccable in the way they have supported the Needham family whilst resolutely continuing to pursue all eventualities in an attempt to determine the fate of young Ben;

 

(c)        regrets that the recent excavations on Kos Island, Greece, have failed to provide concrete evidence to support the whereabouts of the missing toddler; and

 

(d)       suggests the Leader of the Council writes to Mrs. Needham offering sympathy and support and also to the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police commending their diligence and dedication to duty.

Minutes:

 

Disappearance of Ben Needham

 

 

20.1

It was formally moved by Councillor Jack Clarkson, and formally seconded by Councillor John Booker, that this Council:-

 

 

 

(a)       cannot begin to understand the heartbreak felt by Mrs. Kerry Needham, and her family, since her 21 month old son, Ben, went missing twenty five years ago;

 

(b)       believes that in this instance, South Yorkshire Police have been impeccable in the way they have supported the Needham family whilst resolutely continuing to pursue all eventualities in an attempt to determine the fate of young Ben;

 

(c)        regrets that the recent excavations on Kos Island, Greece, have failed to provide concrete evidence to support the whereabouts of the missing toddler; and

 

(d)       suggests the Leader of the Council writes to Mrs. Needham offering sympathy and support and also to the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police commending their diligence and dedication to duty.

 

 

20.2

Whereupon, it was formally moved by Councillor Andy Bainbridge, and formally seconded by Councillor Alan Law, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted by amended by the addition of a paragraph (e) as follows:-

 

 

 

(e)       thanks Angela Smith, Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge, for her work campaigning on behalf of the family for many years for the resources from central government to ensure the case can be investigated further by the police.

 

 

20.3

On being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

 

 

20.4

The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried:-

 

 

 

RESOLVED: That this Council:-

 

(a)       cannot begin to understand the heartbreak felt by Mrs. Kerry Needham, and her family, since her 21 month old son, Ben, went missing twenty five years ago;

 

(b)       believes that in this instance, South Yorkshire Police have been impeccable in the way they have supported the Needham family whilst resolutely continuing to pursue all eventualities in an attempt to determine the fate of young Ben;

 

(c)        regrets that the recent excavations on Kos Island, Greece, have failed to provide concrete evidence to support the whereabouts of the missing toddler;

 

(d)       suggests the Leader of the Council writes to Mrs. Needham offering sympathy and support and also to the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police commending their diligence and dedication to duty; and

 

(e)       thanks Angela Smith, Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge, for her work campaigning on behalf of the family for many years for the resources from central government to ensure the case can be investigated further by the police.