Recording of meetings what are the stipulations.

Question

As within the Standing Orders the recording of meetings wholly permissible by the Public, should they have to declare or ask permission to record a meeting or is it courtesy, and are sitting Councillors also at liberty to record a meeting and again is it courtesy or simply permissible.

Answer 1

There is certainly no need to seek to permission to record a meeting, as that permission is granted by statute. Whether people choose to notify as a courtesy is a matter for the individual. The same rules apply to members of the council, although I would expect a member to mention that it was their intention to do so. That's just a personal view.

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