Local Government: Journalism

Summary

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.

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1. 23 October 2025

   Written question

   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.

   Source: Commons

2. 29 October 2025

   Answer

   Transparency 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...

   Source: Written answer

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