Rejected petition Allow Council meetings to be held as a hybrid of virtual and in person.

Bring in emergency legislation to change the rule that local councils have to meet in person.

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The Covid pandemic has forced the use of technology, but has shown that technology is safe to use to hold meetings. I would like to propose that Parliament brings forward a bill to allow hybrid meetings, those where you have the choice of how to attend, as soon as possible. This would also cut down journeys.

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The Government has created new powers for local authorities in England to hold public meetings virtually by using video or telephone conferencing technology from 4 April 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/councils-given-new-powers-to-hold-public-meetings-remotely

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Date submitted 26 March 2021
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