Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84641
Local Government: Journalism
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the access of journalists to council proceedings.
Answer
Alison McGovernTransparency and openness should be fundamental to everything councils do. Under the Local Government Act 1972, all local authority meetings must be open to the public, including journalists, except in limited, defined circumstances. The most recent guida...
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