PE01731: Permit audio recording of local government public meetings

SPICe Briefing (133KB pdf)

Summary

19 September 2019: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to all local authorities and COSLA. Official Report of Meeting 19 September 2019  

16 January 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report of Meeting 16 January 2020

17 September 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government has agreed to make the necessary amendments to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as requested in the petition. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report of Meeting 17 September 2020

Written submissions

• PE1731/A: Moray Council submission of 1 October 2019 (64KB pdf)
• PE1731/B: Midlothian Council submission of 9 October 2019 (76KB pdf)
• PE1731/C: Dundee Council submission of 10 October 2019 (65KB pdf)
• PE1731/D: East Renfrewshire Council submission of 16 October 2019 (85KB pdf)
• PE1731/E: Fife Council submission of 17 October 2019 (72KB pdf)
• PE1731/F: Aberdeenshire Council submission of 18 October 2019 (100KB pdf)
• PE1731/G: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar submission of 21 October 2019 (91KB pdf)
• PE1731/H: North Ayrshire Council submission of 22 October 2019 (107KB pdf)
• PE1731/I: City of Edinburgh Council submission of 22 October 2019 (92KB pdf)
• PE1731/J: West Dunbartonshire Council submission of 22 October 2019 (70KB pdf)
• PE1731/K: Argyll & Bute Council submission of 23 October 2019  (118KB pdf)
• PE1731/L: Stirling Council submission of 24 October 2019 (95KB pdf) 
• PE1731/M: Perth & Kinross Council submission of 25 October 2019 (123KB pdf) 
• PE1731/N: South Lanarkshire Council submission of 28 October 2019 (89KB pdf) 
• PE1731/O: Orkney Islands Council submission of 28 October 2019 (125KB pdf) 
• PE1731/P: COSLA submission of 29 October 2019 (140KB pdf)
• PE1731/Q: Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning submission of 29 October 2019 (91KB pdf) 
• PE1731/R: South Ayrshire Council submission of 5 November 2019 (111KB pdf)
• PE1731/S: Petitioner submission of 5 December 2019 (109KB pdf)
• PE1731/T: Scottish Government submission of 26 February 2020 (73KB pdf)
• PE1731/U: Petitioner submission of 23 March 2020 (81KB pdf)
• PE1731/V: Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning submission of 16 October 2020 (67KB pdf)