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| Tewkesbury Council votes in secret against plans to be more open | Tewkesbury Council votes in secret against plans to be more open |
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| Some councillors tried to get part of the meeting held in public, but this was voted down | Some councillors tried to get part of the meeting held in public, but this was voted down |
| A council has voted in secret against plans to be more open and transparent. | A council has voted in secret against plans to be more open and transparent. |
| Discussions on plans to webcast meetings by Tewkesbury Borough Council publicly were held behind closed doors after concerns about discussing the financial and business affairs of a third party. | Discussions on plans to webcast meetings by Tewkesbury Borough Council publicly were held behind closed doors after concerns about discussing the financial and business affairs of a third party. |
| Calls were made for part of the meeting to be held in public, but this was voted down by councillors. | Calls were made for part of the meeting to be held in public, but this was voted down by councillors. |
| Councillor for Cleeve West, Richard Stanley, called the decision "ironic". | Councillor for Cleeve West, Richard Stanley, called the decision "ironic". |
| The Liberal Democrat councillor, who seconded the plans to hold some of the meeting in public, said: "There's an element of this debate which could be discussed openly. There is certainly an element which would perhaps need to remain confidential. | The Liberal Democrat councillor, who seconded the plans to hold some of the meeting in public, said: "There's an element of this debate which could be discussed openly. There is certainly an element which would perhaps need to remain confidential. |
| "It seems rather ironic that a discussion around us becoming a more open council is being held in secret." | "It seems rather ironic that a discussion around us becoming a more open council is being held in secret." |
| Conservative councillor for Innsworth, Graham Bocking, said: "I have no detriment to webcasting or anything like that but I believe the crux of the matter here is more to do with the costs. | Conservative councillor for Innsworth, Graham Bocking, said: "I have no detriment to webcasting or anything like that but I believe the crux of the matter here is more to do with the costs. |
| "We can't accurately debate it without looking into the costing. I would suggest we put it all together so we can make a decision." | "We can't accurately debate it without looking into the costing. I would suggest we put it all together so we can make a decision." |
| The Conservative-controlled council is understood to have voted against the plans to record and live stream their meetings on the internet, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). | The Conservative-controlled council is understood to have voted against the plans to record and live stream their meetings on the internet, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucester City Council are currently the only local authorities in Gloucestershire which do not webcast their meetings. | Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucester City Council are currently the only local authorities in Gloucestershire which do not webcast their meetings. |
| Gloucester City Council has committed to doing so in future but said their progress has been hindered by the cyber attack they suffered last year. | Gloucester City Council has committed to doing so in future but said their progress has been hindered by the cyber attack they suffered last year. |
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