The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 2014/2095 |
Year | 2014 |
- “(3A) Where the public are excluded from a meeting of a relevant local government body under subsection (2) , the body may also prevent any person from reporting on the meeting using methods—
- (a) which can be used without that person's presence at the meeting, and
- (b) which enable persons not present at the meeting to see or hear the proceedings at the meeting as it takes place or later.
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- (d) in the case of a meeting of a relevant local government body, while the meeting is open to the public any person attending is to be permitted to report on the meeting.
- “(4A) Subsection (4) (d) does not require a relevant local government body to permit oral reporting or oral commentary on a meeting as it takes place if the person reporting or providing the commentary is present at the meeting.
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“(9) In this Act—
- “relevant local government body” means—
- (a) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- (b) a parish council; or
- (c) a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council;
- “reporting” means—
- (a) filming, photographing or making an audio recording of proceedings at a meeting;
- (b) using any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later; or
- (c) reporting or providing commentary on proceedings at a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available as the meeting takes place or later to persons not present.
- “relevant local government body” means—
- “relevant local government body” means—
- (a) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- (b) a parish council; or
- (c) a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council;
- “reporting” means—
- (a) filming, photographing or making an audio recording of proceedings at a meeting;
- (b) using any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later; or
- (c) reporting or providing commentary on proceedings at a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available as the meeting takes place or later to persons not present.
- “(1) Any person who attends a meeting of a relevant local government body for the purpose of reporting on the meeting may use any communication method, including the internet, to publish, post or otherwise share the results of the person's reporting activities.
- (2) Publication and dissemination may take place at the time of the meeting or occur after the meeting.
- “(5A) Where the public are excluded from a meeting of a principal council in England under subsection (2) or (4) , the council may also prevent any person from reporting on the meeting using methods—
- (a) which can be used without that person's presence at the meeting, and
- (b) which enable persons not present at the meeting to see or hear the proceedings at the meeting as it takes place or later.
- “(7A) While a meeting of a principal council in England is open to the public, any person attending is to be permitted to report on the meeting.
- (7B) Subsection (7A) does not require a principal council in England to permit oral reporting or oral commentary on a meeting as it takes place if the person reporting or providing the commentary is present at the meeting.
- (7C) A person attending a meeting of a principal council in England for the purpose of reporting on the meeting must, so far as practicable, be afforded reasonable facilities for doing so.
- (7D) Subsection (7C) applies in place of subsection (6) (c) in the case of a principal council in England.
- (7E) Any person who attends a meeting of a principal council in England for the purpose of reporting on the meeting may use any communication method, including the internet, to publish, post or otherwise share the results of the person's reporting activities.
- (7F) Publication and dissemination may take place at the time of the meeting or occur after the meeting.
- “(9) In this section “reporting” means—
- (a) filming, photographing or making an audio recording of proceedings at a meeting,
- (b) using any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later, or
- (c) reporting or providing commentary on proceedings at a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available as the meeting takes place or later to persons not present.
- “(1A) But in section 100A, subsections (5A) , (7A) to (7F) and (9) do not apply to a committee which is appointed or established jointly by one or more principal councils in England and one or more principal councils in Wales, or a sub-committee of such a committee.
- “(2B) In section 100A, subsections (5A) , (7A) to (7F) and (9) do not apply to—
- (a) a joint waste authority;
- (b) the Common Council other than in its capacity as a local authority or police authority;
- (c) a joint board or a joint committee falling within subsection (2) above;
- (d) the Homes and Communities Agency; or
- (e) a Mayoral development corporation.
- (5A) Where the public are excluded from a meeting under paragraph (2) , a decision making body may also prevent any person from reporting proceedings using methods—
- (a) which can be used without that person's presence at the meeting, and
- (b) which enable persons not present at the meeting to see or hear the proceedings at the meeting as it takes place or later.
- (7) Any person who attends the meeting to report the proceedings may use any communication methods, including the internet, to publish, post or otherwise share the results of their reporting activities.
- (8) Publication and dissemination may take place at the time of the meeting or occur after the meeting.
- (9) For the purposes of this regulation, reporting on proceedings at a meeting means—
- (a) filming, photographing or making an audio recording of the...
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