A Notice of Motion, submitted by Councillor B Murphy to the Council on 19 July 2012, had been referred to the Cabinet for consideration; the Motion called for the establishment of an all party inquiry into the Council’s corporate communications.
At the meeting the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Communities reported that a Group comprising himself plus Councillors R Fletcher, B Murphy, M Simon and L Smetham was to be established to carry out a review, to include the Media Relations Protocol which had been first approved by Cabinet in 2009.
RESOLVED
That a temporary cross party group be established, as set out above, to review the media relations protocol, and that the points made in the motion be noted.