16.12 Extra rights of access to information for councillors

Any councillor can see any documents seen or controlled by the board that are relevant to:

• decisions to be taken by the board in public or

• decisions taken by the board in private or

• key decisions taken by officers.

But this does not apply to:

• information about individuals

• information about the possible terms of a contract the council is negotiating

• labour relations information

• information that could be considered legally privileged

• information about action to deal with a crime

• advice given by a political assistant.

This right is additional to any other rights the councillor has.

Page last reviewed 12 Jun 2007