information furnished to the council by a Government department upon terms (however expressed) which forbid the disclosure of the information to the public; and

information the disclosure of which to the public is prohibited by or under any enactment or by the order of a court;

identify the proceedings, or the part of the proceedings, to which it applies, and

state the description, in terms of Schedule 12A to this Act, of the exempt information giving rise to the exclusion of the public,

which can be used without that person’s presence at the meeting, and

which enable persons not present at the meeting to see or hear the proceedings at the meeting as it takes place or later.

public notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given by posting it at the offices of the council F29five clear days at least before the meeting or, if the meeting is convened at shorter notice, then at the time it is convened;

while the meeting is open to the public, the council shall not have power to exclude members of the public from the meeting; and

F76subject to subsection (7D), while the meeting is open to the public, duly accredited representatives of newspapers attending the meeting for the purpose of reporting the proceedings for those newspapers shall, so far as practicable, be afforded reasonable facilities for taking their report and, unless the meeting is held in premises not belonging to the council or not on the telephone, for telephoning the report at their own expense.

filming, photographing or making an audio recording of proceedings at a meeting,

using any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later, or

reporting or providing commentary on proceedings at a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available as the meeting takes place or later to persons not present.

information furnished to the council by a Government department upon terms (however expressed) which forbid the disclosure of the information to the public; and

information the disclosure of which to the public is prohibited by or under any enactment or by the order of a court;

identify the proceedings, or the part of the proceedings, to which it applies, and

state the description, in terms of Schedule 12A to this Act, of the exempt information giving rise to the exclusion of the public,

which can be used without that person’s presence at the meeting, and

which enable persons not present at the meeting to see or hear the proceedings at the meeting as it takes place or later.

F98F148in relation to a principal council in England, public notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given by posting it at the offices of the council three clear days at least before the meeting or, if the meeting is convened at shorter notice, then at the time it is convened;

F98public notice of the time of the meeting and, if the meeting is to be open to the public, how to access the meeting, must be given by publishing it electronically at least three clear days before the meeting or, if the meeting is convened at shorter notice, then as soon as reasonably practicable;

while the meeting is open to the public, the council shall not have power to exclude members of the public from the meeting; and

F187F76subject to subsection (7D), while the meeting is open to the public, duly accredited representatives of newspapers attending the meeting for the purpose of reporting the proceedings for those newspapers shall, so far as practicable, be afforded reasonable facilities for taking their report and, unless the meeting is held in premises not belonging to the council or not on the telephone, for telephoning the report at their own expense.

where the meeting or part of the meeting is open to the public and is held through remote means only, give details of the time of the meeting and how to access it;

where the meeting or part of the meeting is open to the public and is held partly through remote means or is not held through remote means, give details of the time and place of the meeting and how to access it;

where the meeting is not open to the public and is held partly through remote means or is not held through remote means, give details of the time and place of the meeting and the fact that it is not open to the public;

where the meeting is not open to the public and is held through remote means only, give details of the time of the meeting, and the fact that it is being held through remote means only and is not open to the public.

filming, photographing or making an audio recording of proceedings at a meeting,

using any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later, or

reporting or providing commentary on proceedings at a meeting, orally or in writing, so that the report or commentary is available as the meeting takes place or later to persons not present.

where the meeting is convened at shorter notice, the copies of the agenda and reports shall be open to inspection from the time the meeting is convened, and

where an item is added to an agenda copies of which are open to inspection by the public, copies of the item (or of the revised agenda), and the copies of any report for the meeting relating to the item, shall be open to inspection from the time the item is added to the agenda;

a copy of the agenda including the item (or a copy of the item) is open to inspection by members of the public in pursuance of subsection (1) above for at least F31five clear days before the meeting or, where the meeting is convened at shorter notice, from the time the meeting is convened; or

by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified in the minutes, the chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

every copy of the report or of the part shall be marked “Not for publication”; and

there shall be stated on every copy of the whole or any part of the report the description, in terms of Schedule 12A to this Act, of the exempt information by virtue of which the council are likely to exclude the public during the item to which the report relates.

a copy of the agenda for a meeting of a principal council and, subject to subsection (8) below, a copy of each of the reports for the meeting;

such further statements or particulars, if any, as are necessary to indicate the nature of the items included in the agenda; and

if the proper officer thinks fit in the case of any item, copies of any other documents supplied to members of the council in connection with the item.

if the meeting is to be open to the public, items during which, in the proper officer’s opinion, the meeting is likely not to be open to the public by virtue of section 100A(2) or (4), or

if the meeting is not to be open to the public other than by virtue of section 100A(2) or (4), items during which, in the proper officer’s opinion, it is likely the meeting would not have been open to the public by virtue of section 100A(2) or (4), had section 100A(1) applied.

where the meeting is convened at shorter notice, the copies of the agenda and reports shall be F97open to inspection from the time the meeting is convenedF97published electronically as soon as reasonably practicable, and

F115where an item is added to an agenda copies of which are open to inspection by the public, copies of the item (or of the revised agenda), and the copies of any report for the meeting relating to the item, shall be open to inspection from the time the item is added to the agenda;

F115where an item is added to an agenda which has been published electronically, the item (or the revised agenda), and any report for the meeting relating to the item, must be published electronically when the item is added to the agenda;

a copy of the agenda including the item (or a copy of the item) is F138open to inspection by members of the public in pursuance of subsection (1) above forF138published electronically in pursuance of subsection (1) above at least three clear days before the meeting or, where the meeting is convened at shorter notice, F164from the time the meeting is convenedF164as soon as reasonably practicable; or

by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified in the minutes, the chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

every copy of the report or of the part shall be marked “Not for publication”; and

there shall be stated on every copy of the whole or any part of the report the description, in terms of Schedule 12A to this Act, of the exempt information by virtue of which the council are likelyF116, or would be likely, by virtue of section 100A(4) to exclude the public during the item to which the report relates.

a copy of the agenda for a meeting of a principal council F186in England and, subject to subsection (8) below, a copy of each of the reports for the meeting;

such further statements or particulars, if any, as are necessary to indicate the nature of the items included in the agenda; and

if the proper officer thinks fit in the case of any item, copies of any other documents supplied to members of the council in connection with the item.

electronically, and

in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).

a copy of the agenda including the item (or a copy of the item) is published electronically at least three clear days before the meeting, or, if the meeting is convened at shorter notice, at the time it is convened, or

by reason of special circumstances, which must be specified in the minutes, the chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

every copy of the report or of the part must be marked “Not for publication”, and

there must be stated on every copy of the report or of the part a description, in terms of Schedule 12A, of the exempt information by virtue of which the council is likely to exclude the public during the item to which the report relates.

is required by section 100A to be open to the public during the proceedings or part of them, and

is not held through remote means only,

a copy of the agenda for a meeting of a principal council in Wales and a copy of each of the reports for the meeting,

such further statements or particulars, if any, as are necessary to indicate the nature of the items included in the agenda, and

if the proper officer thinks fit in the case of any item, copies of any other documents supplied to members of the council in connection with the item.

the minutes, or a copy of the minutes, of the meeting, excluding so much of the minutes of proceedings during which the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information;

where applicable, a summary under subsection (2) below;

a copy of the agenda for the meeting; and

a copy of so much of any report for the meeting as relates to any item during which the meeting was open to the public.

be published electronically, and

remain accessible electronically to members of the public until the expiration of the period of six years beginning with the date of the meeting.

the minutes, or a copy of the minutes, of the meeting, excluding so much of the minutes of proceedings during which the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information,

where applicable, a summary under subsection (2),

a copy of the agenda for the meeting, and

a copy of so much of any report for the meeting as relates to any item during which the meeting was open to the public.

the names of the members who attended the meeting, and any apologies for absence;

any declarations of interest;

any decision taken at the meeting, including the outcomes of any votes, but excluding anything relating to a decision taken when the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information.

the minutes of the meeting, excluding so much of the minutes of proceedings during which the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information,

where applicable, a summary under subsection (2) of this section as it had effect immediately before the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force,

the agenda for the meeting, and

so much of any report for the meeting as relates to any item during which the meeting was open to the public.

the names of the members who attended the meeting, and any apologies for absence;

any declarations of interests;

any decisions taken at the meeting, including the outcomes of any votes, but excluding anything relating to a decision taken when the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information.

the minutes of the meeting, excluding so much of the minutes of proceedings during which the meeting was not open to the public as discloses exempt information;

where applicable, a summary under subsection (2) below;

the final agenda for the meeting (if not already published electronically under section 100B);

so much of any report for the meeting as does not relate to an item during which the meeting was not open to the public (if not already published electronically under section 100B).

those copies shall each include a copy of a list, compiled by the proper officer, of the background papers for the report or the part of the report, F156...

F104in relation to a principal council in England, at least one copy of each of the documents included in that list shall also be open to inspection at the offices of the council.F136, and

in relation to a principal council in Wales, each of the documents included in that list must be published electronically, but if in the opinion of the proper officer it is not reasonably practicable to publish a document included in the list electronically at least one copy of the document must be open to inspection at the offices of the council.

where they are published under subsection (1)(c), remain accessible electronically to members of the public until the expiration of the period of six years beginning with the date of the meeting, and

where they are open to inspection under subsection (1)(c), be open to inspection by members of the public at the offices of the council until the expiration of that period.

requires any document which discloses exempt information to be included in the list referred to in subsection (1) above; or

without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) of section 100A above, requires or authorises the inclusion in the list of any document which, if open to inspection by the public F84 or published electronically , would disclose confidential information in breach of the obligation of confidence, within the meaning of that subsection.

disclose any facts or matters on which, in the opinion of the proper officer, the report or an important part of the report is based, and

have, in his opinion, been relied on to a material extent in preparing the report,

section 100A(6)(a) shall be taken to have been complied with if the notice is F163given by posting it at the time there mentioned at the offices of every constituent principal council and, if the meeting of the committee or sub-committee to which that section so applies is to be held at premises other than the offices of such a council, at those premisesF163published electronically on the website of every constituent council;

F189for the purposes of section 100A(6)(c), premises belonging to a constituent principal council shall be treated as belonging to the committee or sub-committee; F87...

the requirement in sections 100A(6)(aa), 100BA(1), 100C(1A) and (1C) and 100D(1)(c) to publish a document electronically is complied with if it is published electronically by every constituent principal council;

the requirement in sections 100C(1A) and 100D(2A)(a) for a document to remain accessible electronically is complied with if the document remains accessible on the website of every constituent principal council; and

F140for the purposes of sections 100B(1), 100C(1) and 100D(1) F139and (2A)(b), offices of any constituent principal council shall be treated as offices of the committee or sub-committee.

a committee which is constituted under an enactment specified in section 101(9) below or which is appointed by one or more principal councils under section 102 below; or

a joint committee not falling within paragraph (a) above which is appointed or established under any enactment by two or more principal councils and is not a body corporate; or

a committee in place by virtue of section 107D(3)(c)(ii) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

a joint committee in place by virtue of section 107E of that Act;

the Navigation Committee of the Broads Authority; or

a sub-committee appointed or established under any enactment by one or more committees falling within F10paragraphs (a) to (bb) above.

in the case of a committee, to the principal council, or any of the principal councils, of which it is a committee; and

in the case of a sub-committee, to any principal council which, by virtue of paragraph (a) above, is a constituent principal council in relation to the committee, or any of the committees, which established or appointed the sub-committee.

in relation to local authorities in England, the Secretary of State;

in relation to local authorities in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

in subsection (3), after “Parliament” insert “ (in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State) or a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers) ”.

paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to this Act (except to the extent that the information relates to any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract), or

paragraph 6 of Schedule 12A to this Act.

by adding to the descriptions of exempt information to which F42those subsections refer for the time being; or

by removing any description of exempt information to which F43those subsections refer for the time being.

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.

paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to this Act (except to the extent that the information relates to any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract), or

paragraph 6 of Schedule 12A to this Act.

paragraph 14 of Schedule 12A to this Act (except to the extent that the information relates to any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract), or

paragraph 17 of Schedule 12A to this Act.

by adding to the descriptions of exempt information to which F42those subsections refer for the time being; or

by removing any description of exempt information to which F43those subsections refer for the time being.

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.

the name and address of every member of the council for the time being F57together with, in the case of a councillor, the ward or division which he represents; and

the name and address of every member of each committee or sub-committee of the council for the time being.

specifying those powers of the council which, for the time being, are exercisable from time to time by officers of the council in pursuance of arrangements made under this Act or any other enactment for their discharge by those officers; and

stating the title of the officer by whom each of the powers so specified is for the time being so exercisable;

in the case of a document open to inspection by virtue of section 100D(1) above, upon payment of such reasonable fee as may be required for the facility; and

in any other case, without payment.

make copies of or extracts from the document, or

require the person having custody of the document to supply to him a photographic copy of or of extracts from the document,

make copies of the document or parts of the document, or

require the person having custody of the document to provide a copy of the document or of parts of the document,

intentionally obstructs any person exercising a right conferred by this Part to inspect, or to make a copy of or extracts from, the document, or

refuses to furnish copies to any person entitled to obtain them under any provision of this Part,

is supplied to, or open to inspection by, a member of the public, F75...

is published electronically by a principal council in Wales, or

is supplied for the benefit of any newspaper, in pursuance of section 100B(7) F90or 100BA(9) above,

any copy of the agenda or of any item included in the agenda for the meeting;

F107any such further statements or particulars for the purpose of indicating the nature of any item included in the agenda as are mentioned in section 100B(7)(b) F113or 100BA(9)(b) above;

F119any copy of a document relating to such an item which is supplied for the benefit of a newspaper in pursuance of section 100B(7)(c) F114or 100BA(9)(c) above;

any copy of the whole or part of a report for the meeting;

F83any copy of the whole or part of any background papers for a report for the meeting, within the meaning of section 100D above.

the note required to be published by a principal council in Wales under section 100C(1C).

notices or other documents required to be published electronically under sections 100A(6)(aa), 100BA(1), 100C(1A) and (1C) and 100D(1)(c), and

documents required to remain accessible electronically under sections 100C(1A) and 100D(2A)(a).

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.

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a joint authority;

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an economic prosperity board;

a combined authority;

Transport for London;

a sub-national transport body;

the Common Council;

The Broads Authority;

a National Park authority;

a joint board or joint committee falling within subsection (2) below;

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a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.

the Homes and Communities Agency so far as it is exercising functions conferred on it in relation to a designated area by virtue of a designation order.

a Mayoral development corporation.

it is constituted under any enactment as a body corporate; and

it discharges functions of two or more principal councils;

is to be treated as a reference to such premises located within the designated area as the Homes and Communities Agency considers appropriate, and

in the application of section 100A(6)(a) above to a case where the meeting is to be held at premises other than those mentioned in paragraph (a) above, includes a reference to those other premises.

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the Common Council other than in its capacity as a local authority or police authority;

a joint board or a joint committee falling within subsection (2) above;

the Homes and Communities Agency; or

a Mayoral development corporation.

in subsection (2), paragraph (c) was omitted, and

in subsection (3), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there were substituted—

in relation to a joint authority F110... F74, F168a sub-national transport body, an economic prosperity board, F132or a combined authorityF157... F21. . . , with the substitution for the words F59after “together with” of the words “F60the name or description of the body F22or other person that appointed him ”; and

in relation to the Broads Authority or its Navigation Committee F24or any National Park authority, with the substitution for the words F61 after “together with” of the words “F62the name of the F25person who appointed him ”; and

in relation to F125a Mayoral development corporation, or joint board or joint committee falling within subsection (2) above, with the omission of the words F63 after “for the time being”; and

in relation to a F35fire and rescue authority falling within subsection (1)(f) above, with the substitution for the words F64, in the case of a councillor, the“ward or division” of the words “ F65theconstituent area ”.

with the substitution for subsection (1)(a) and (b) of—

with the insertion in subsection (2)(b) after “exercisable” of “, but not an officer by whom such a power is exercisable at least partly as a result of sub-delegation by any officer”.

a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

a fire and rescue authority for an area in Wales;

a joint board or joint committee which falls within subsection (2) and which discharges functions of two or more principal councils in Wales.

a news agency which systematically carries on the business of selling and supplying reports or information to news-papers; and