Decision details

Barnsley Council's Social Media Policy 2018-2020 (Cab.31.10.2018/6)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

RECOMMENDED TO FULL COUNCIL ON 29TH NOVEMBER, 2018 that the Social Media Policy for 2018-20, as detailed at Appendix A of the report, be approved, subject to revisions/additions to the following effect:-

 

(a)       the addition at Section 5 of the Policy of examples of social media comments made by the public against which the Council will take action;

 

(b)       clarification of how employees can escalate concerns about social media comments;

 

(c)       links to relevant guidance for Members on GDPR; and

 

(d)       clarification for employees that not re-tweeting or liking Members’ social media comments relates only to those with Party political content.

Publication date: 13/11/2018

Date of decision: 31/10/2018

Decided at meeting: 31/10/2018 - Cabinet

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