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- Local authorities must tell local residents and taxpayers how their money is spent. They do this by publishing yearly accounts and details of their spending.
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Yes, councils and other local government bodies are required to allow any member of the public to take photographs, film and audio-record the proceedings, and report on all public meetings....
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- Open and accountable local government: plain English guide
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A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government.
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Transparency and openness should be the fundamental principle behind everything councils and other local government bodies do, and new rights have now been introduced by the Openness of Local Government Bodies 2014, which will enable members of the public to know how decisions are made.
These rights allow members of the public including citizens and professional journalists to:
•use modern technology and communication methods such as filming, audio-recording, blogging and tweeting to report the proceedings of the meetings of their councils and other local government bodies
•see information relating to significant decisions made outside meetings by officers acting under a general or specific delegated power.
This guide provides practical information that will help the public to exercise their new rights under the Regulations, and what they should expect from their councils and other local government bodies. It also replaces the guide Your council’s cabinet: going to its meetings, seeing how it works.
Published 6 August 2014
• Assist in identifying records that may be worth preserving permanently as part of a local authority’s archives. • Prevent the premature destruction of records that need to be retained for a specified period to satisfy legal, financial and other requirements of public administration.
Among the Council’s most important tasks are issues around access to public records. Under the FOIA, the Advisory Council is responsible for advising the Secretary of State on the...
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There is a clear need to retain documentation for audit purposes, staff management, tax liabilities, and the eventuality of legal disputes and legal proceedings (explained in paragraphs 7-11 below and in the attached Annex).
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways: public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and; members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.
There are several reasons why the Council keeps records: legislative or regulatory requirements. contractual requirements. operational requirements. audit requirements. accountability to...
