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Response to consultation on access to local government information 208 kb 
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26 July 2001. This response calls for the tightening up of the exemptions in the access to local government information provisions, for the exemptions to be subject to a public interest test and for an effective mechanism to appeal against decisions to hold meetings in private. It also highlights the need to extend the scope of the openness provisions to bodies carrying out services on behalf of local authorities and to parish councils.
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Local government and openness: briefing for a Lords debate 64 kb
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8 February 2001. Briefing for the Lords debate on the Regulations for access to information and meetings in local authorities, held on 8 February 2001. It explains the Campaign's concern that the Regulations could lead to greater secrecy in local government.
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Response to consultation on local authority openness regulations
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3 August 2000. The Campaign's response to the consultation on the draft Executive Arrangements (Decisions, Documents and Meetings)(England) Regulations, which deals in detail with our concerns. These regulations, to be made under the Local Government Act 2000, will govern large areas of local authority openness in the future. Our concerns include the definition of 'key decisions', what information should be listed on an authority's 'forward plan', access to papers before a decision is taken and the requirements for meetings to be open to the public.
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Press Release: Campaign welcomes Government moves on local authority openness
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25 July 2000. Press release welcoming progress made in the House of Lords on access to meetings and information under the Local Government Bill.
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Local Government Bill: Briefing for Report Stage 72 kb
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4 July 2000. The briefing deals with the Report Stage amendments to the Local Government Bill proposed by an all-party group of MPs. It sets out our concern at the Bill's approach to access to meetings and information within local government, as well as its creation of unnecessarily wide offences for the disclosure of information. Although the government have announced some improvements to their proposals for access to meetings we are still concerned that many decisions and discussions will be held in private.
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Local Government Bill: Briefing for Committee Stage 72 kb
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22 May 2000. The briefing deals with the amendments to the Local Government Bill proposed by Don Foster MP. It sets out our concern at the Bill's approach to access to meetings and information within local government. Despite some recently published improvements to the government's proposals on prior access to papers, we are concerned that the new executives will still be able to hold all their meetings in private.
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Local Government Bill - Briefing for Second Reading
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April 2000. The briefing sets out current access to information rights in local government, how the Bill will weaken them, and the changes we believe are essential to prevent this increase in secrecy.
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Access to information & the new Local Government Bill
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February 2000. Joint briefing with the Local Government Information Unit and Charter 88 calling for amendments to the Local Government Bill to prevent it removing existing rights of access to local authority information.
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A loss of openness in local government?
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November 1999. Briefing note on local government openness, and the effects of the proposed draft Local Government (Organisation & Standards) Bill and draft Freedom of Information Bill.
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Openness in Local Government
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October 1996. Evidence to the Nolan Committee Inquiry into Aspects of Conduct in Local Government.
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