Didcot Council Meetings Online?

Didcot council meetings should be live streamed online, a councillor has said.

20:34 20 March 2018

Neville Harris, an independent councillor for Ladygrove, said that Didcot council meetings should be live streamed online for transparency. He said that such move could encourage more people to participate in the proceedings despite their busy lifestyle.

 

Mr Harris’ motion on the topic stated: “To further the cause of clarity through transparency and to increase the involvement and interest of the town’s residents in the work of the town council...the council should introduce a webcasting system which will include digital audio and visual recording of its meetings and live streaming.

 

“Such a move would demonstrate the council’s determination to achieve a significant increase in the numbers of residents participating in its proceedings.”

 

However, questions have been raised because similar schemes in other parts of the country have already been scrapped because nobody watches the live streams.

 

Leader of the council, Bill Service, said: “I think we are fully transparent already.

 

“Everything except commercially sensitive information is available for anyone to read online.

 

“I just don’t think there is a need for this.”