Tweeting, blogging and filming in Council meetings

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Aled Griffiths

Dear Swansea Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide copies of
all:
A) standing orders
B) policies
C) discussions (emails / memos)

relating to the following:

1) filming of council meetings
2) tweeting at council meetings
3) blogging of council meetings

In respect of this request, "council meeting" shall refer to
meetings of the full council, cabinet & committee meetings where
members of the public are permitted to attend. It shall not include
any meetings (or part of) where the public are not permitted to
attend (e.g. closed sessions.)

If answers to part of this request are already published in a
public place, please provide links to the location where they can
be accessed online by persons not residing within Swansea Council.

If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others,
please provide the easiest parts first rather than hold up the
entire request.

I would prefer to receive your response in electronic format.

If you decide to withhold some of the information requested using
exemptions in the FOIA, please inform me which exemptions you have
used.

If you need clarification of any of the points in this request,
please contact me via email.

Yours faithfully,

Aled Griffiths

Borsden, Gareth, Swansea Council

Mr Griffiths

With regard to your FOI shown below

Please see below the link to the Council Constitution, of which page 159
point 2 refers to part of your enquiry

[1]http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?arti...

I would also refer you for you information to Minute No 201 of Council of
31st March 2011 which also relates to part of your enquiry (see link
below)

[2]http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?arti...

The Chair of Council has under common law the right to stop any such
activities as referred to in your FOI at Council meetings.

It is custom and practice in the City and County of Swansea that
filming/photography is not undertaken at Council meetings unless with the
express permission of the Chair.

Democratic Services

Dear Swansea Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide copies of

all:

A) standing orders

B) policies

C) discussions (emails / memos)

relating to the following:

1) filming of council meetings

2) tweeting at council meetings

3) blogging of council meetings

In respect of this request, "council meeting" shall refer to

meetings of the full council, cabinet & committee meetings where

members of the public are permitted to attend. It shall not include

any meetings (or part of) where the public are not permitted to

attend (e.g. closed sessions.)

If answers to part of this request are already published in a

public place, please provide links to the location where they can

be accessed online by persons not residing within Swansea Council.

If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others,

please provide the easiest parts first rather than hold up the

entire request.

I would prefer to receive your response in electronic format.

If you decide to withhold some of the information requested using

exemptions in the FOIA, please inform me which exemptions you have

used.

If you need clarification of any of the points in this request,

please contact me via email.

Yours faithfully,

Aled Griffiths

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