tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post7509294035247589573..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Eric Pickles - Unlocking the doors?caebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-51004716089451127882012-08-23T19:18:42.750+01:002012-08-23T19:18:42.750+01:00Quite agree, and after having had sight of the Tow...Quite agree, and after having had sight of the Towy Church reports I could see no reason for exemption. The community toilet transfer exemption was another notorious occasion. <br />Perhaps the practice of adding exempt items on the agenda after it has been published should be brought to an end. This has happened a few times, including at the Executive Board meeting on Jan 23rd. No one is any the wiser until a week or so later when the garbled minutes are published.<br /><br />The part of the new legislation dealing with the public access to meetings is;<br />"While the meeting is open to the public, any person attending the meeting for the purpose of reporting the proceedings is, so far as practicable, to be afforded reasonable facilities for taking their report"<br />Which, as a far as I am aware has removed the distinction of 'journalist'. I suppose I'll be able to film the meetings from the comfort of the Chamber now...won't I?caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-91763865425756284542012-08-23T14:43:56.194+01:002012-08-23T14:43:56.194+01:00Looks like a lot of window dressing to me. What ne...Looks like a lot of window dressing to me. What needs to change is the definition of what qualifies for a public interest exemption, with penalties for councillors and officers who break the rules.<br /><br />In the case of Carmarthenshire we have the enduring mystery of why 2 meetings about Towy Community Church were held in private, while the third was suddenly thrown open. Practically the only thing that had changed was that funding for the church had become a PR hot potato. That strongly suggests that the previous two exemptions were incorrectly applied.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.com