AQW 8463/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities what plans he has to put standalone legislation in place to allow for hybrid working arrangements in local government.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 7 March 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 7 March 2024
- Answer due by
- 25 March 2024
- Answered
- 25 March 202418 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I am committed to giving councils the flexibility to hold meetings by remote or hybrid means. Standalone legislation already exists to allow for hybrid working arrangements. I will be bringing forward regulations, within as quick a timeframe as possible, using the powers in the Local Government (Meetings and Performance) Act (NI) 2021, and this work is ongoing at pace.