The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Decisions, Documents and Meetings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) Regulation 5(1) (access to agenda and connected reports for public meetings) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “open to inspection by members of the public at the principal offices of the authority” substitute “published on the website of the authority”.

(3) In paragraph (2), for “provided” substitute “published”.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(i) for “to be open to inspection” substitute “to be published on the website of the authority”;

(ii) for “so open” substitute “so published”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “open to inspection” substitute “published”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) where an item is added to an agenda which has been published on the website of the authority, the item (or the revised agenda), and any report for the meeting relating to the item, must be published on the website of the authority from the time the item is added to the agenda;”

(d) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “open to inspection by the public” substitute “published on the website of the authority”.

(5) In paragraph (4)(2), in sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) for “open to inspection by members of the public” substitute “published on the website of the authority”;

(b) omit “for”.

(6) In paragraph (5), for “open to inspection by the public” substitute “published on the website of the authority”.

(7) In paragraph (6)—

(a) after “excluded” insert “and which is not held through remote means only”;

(b) at the end insert “, but where a meeting is held partly through remote means this paragraph does not apply to members of the public attending remotely”.

(8) In paragraph (8), for “Paragraph (3)” substitute “Paragraph (2)”.

(1)

Regulation 5 was temporarily modified by regulation 23(4) of the 2020 Regulations in relation to in relation to meetings held between 22 April 2020 and the end of 30 April 2021.

(2)

Paragraph (4) was substituted by regulation 2(2) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Decisions, Documents and Meetings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1385 (W. 135)).