tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post989448667538878193..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: The Council asks the Senedd for Advice on Filmingcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-82796514720001931832011-08-30T19:45:20.077+01:002011-08-30T19:45:20.077+01:00@Photon yes, as you say, 'practice' is usu...@Photon yes, as you say, 'practice' is usually based on previous experience/event. Not in this case though.<br />Maybe, eventually, CCC will make a token gesture to webcast - I also suspect they will, at the same time, try and drop a clause into the Standing Orders specifically barring the public etc from recording. I will then have to persuade and trust our elected members to vote against such a step.caebrwynhttp://www.carmarthenplanning.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-43567646949665452572011-08-30T18:57:49.814+01:002011-08-30T18:57:49.814+01:00It's pretty obvious they knew what the respons...It's pretty obvious they knew what the response was likely to be: 'it's up to individual councils', which then allows Carms to do as it wishes - to decide it won't allow it.<br /><br />Can the MP ask for evidence of previous chuck-outs based on video recording, so that we can see for ourselves that it really is a 'practice'?Photonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137649851898638015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-76930285126403871082011-08-30T17:31:22.758+01:002011-08-30T17:31:22.758+01:00@Cneifiwr
Hear hear. As I have said before, the pr...@Cneifiwr<br />Hear hear. As I have said before, the practicalities and 'legal issues' have been tried and tested across the UK - even with the Information Commissioner. London's City Hall allows bloggers and members of the public to sit in the 'journalists corner' and, if they wish, point their digicams at Boris Johnson to their hearts content. There is no problem as long as there is no disruption.<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/11/democracy-bloggers-tweeters-councilscaebrwynhttp://www.carmarthenplanning.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-21983753311223665742011-08-30T13:57:36.288+01:002011-08-30T13:57:36.288+01:00It is a matter of public record that a number of c...It is a matter of public record that a number of councils in Wales and England either provide video of their meetings or allow members of the public to record. All of them have taken legal advice, and some of that advice is even available online. There are no legal show stoppers.<br /><br />Presumably this is not good enough for Carmarthenshire. <br /><br />It's not just filming. Whenever one council decides to do something and does all the leg work, cannot other councils save themselves time and money, and say "X, Y and Z have already done the necessary work, so we don't have to reinvent the wheel here. Let's decide."<br /><br />There is no earthly reason why Carmarthenshire needs guidance from Cardiff, or why it should waste one penny of our money commissioning more reports and taking more legal advice.<br /><br />So this is just a delaying tactic and a ridiculous game of trying to pass the buck.<br /><br />Let's hope Cardiff comes down hard on Carmarthenshire for wasting time and money.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.com