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To: Councils across Northern Ireland
End the Secrecy at Councils!
About one-in-five agenda items in Northern Ireland in the past year were tabled for debate in private, and some councils are worse than others. We need a consistent approach and more transparency from our councils in order to maintain the trust we put in them as voters.
Why is this important?
We elect our councillors to act on our behalf and made good decisions about how money is spent. But too often, decisions are taken in private without public or press scrutiny - such as the decision by Fermanagh and Omagh council to award themselves more free meals, and the decision at Belfast City Council in January this year to cut funding for Solas that supports children with complex needs in favour of what many criticised as Sinn Féin and DUP community “pet projects.”
We deserve to know what decisions are being made in our name in order to build public trust in our political representatives.
We deserve to know what decisions are being made in our name in order to build public trust in our political representatives.