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Local Government: Remote Meetings

Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 May 2025UIN 50423

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department will publish the response to the consultation entitled Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings, which closed on 19 December 2024.

Answered by Jim McMahon

Our consultation on remote attendance and proxy voting closed on 19 December, and results will be published in due course. The consultation aimed to consider how to support the local government sector to modernise democratic engagement and remove unnecessary barriers to participation.

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