In advance of the controversial meeting of EDDC that will attempt to curtail public speaking, and bearing in mind the increasing secrecy in which decisions are being made at EDDC, it is perhaps timely to remind everyone of the requirements that councils must adhere to in these circumstances:

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and to note this comment from that document:

It is a criminal offence if, without a reasonable excuse, a person who has in his or her custody a document10, which the national rules require to be made available to the public, refuses to supply the whole or part of the document or intentionally obstructs any other person/s from disclosing such a document.

If a person is found guilty of such a criminal offence, he/she can be fined up to £200.