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Asked by Andrew Muir

AQW 28781/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities how her Department will ensure that any subordinate legislation on extending the ability of district councils to hold remote council meetings throughout 2022 is passed before the end of the Assembly mandate.

Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 26 January 2022

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
26 January 2022
Answer due by
10 February 2022
Answered
24 February 202229 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

As stated in response to AQW27168/17-22, the Local Government (Meetings and Performance) Act 2021 provides my Department with an enabling power to make subordinate legislation to provide councils with the flexibility to hold remote/hybrid meetings post-March 2022.

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