Thursday 7 August 2014

Press freedom boosted by new 'right to report'


Frank Foster brought this to my attention.

The LAW came in yesterday and allows press and public to film, tweet and blog town halls.

Question - But the local authority says reporting is a breach of its Standing Orders?

It is a legal duty for the local government body to follow the new provisions. If a local government body’s existing Standing Orders are not fully in line with the new legislation, in the short-term, we recommend they simply waive the relevant provisions of those old 
Standing Orders which could be taken to inhibit the new reporting rules, and then take steps to update formally its Standing Orders. 

See you at the next Biggleswade Town Council Meeting on 12th August 2014 at 7.00pm, The Old Court House, 4 Saffron Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8DL ??
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