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Local Government: Meetings

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 28 February 2025UIN 32225

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on (a) public participation and (b) engagement with hon. Members in (i) council and (ii) combined authority meetings.

Answered by Jim McMahon

We have not issued guidance on public participation or engagement with MPs in council meetings.

In 2014 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a plain English guide to open and accountable local government. This guidance addressed the public’s right to attend and report on council meetings, and related matters such as access to meeting documents.

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