Local Government: Meetings

(asked on 4th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will launch a formal consultation and a call for evidence to assess the level of public support for permanently enabling virtual participation to take place in all parish and town council meetings after 7 May 2021; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Luke Hall Portrait
Luke Hall
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 9th March 2021

The Government keeps all policy under review and will be carefully considering the experience of local authorities using the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the case for enabling local authorities to meet remotely on a permanent basis.

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