The controversial move by Oldham Council surrounding the broadcasting of public meetings has been revoked in a u turn with videos of the meetings set to return online.
Last month, the council said it would no longer be posting videos of council meetings online after they concluded.
Both Conservative and Liberal Democrat opposition councillors protested over the move
Harry Catherall, Chief Executive of Oldham Council, said:
“A review has been completed of the Council’s policies and procedures around public meetings, including webcasting and webhosting of videos. During this period, recordings of meetings were temporarily taken offline, to ensure the meetings were reviewed thoroughly and any evidence to support criminal proceedings were reviewed and captured.
“All Council recordings have now been reinstated online for people to view. These meetings will also continue to be live streamed going forward and be available for members of the public and the media to catch-up afterwards.
“In Oldham we remain absolutely committed to full transparency and the democratic process, and continue to make these meetings accessible to members of the public and media.”
