Agenda item

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL 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.

Moved by Councillor Gardiner – Seconded by Councillor Franklin: and

RESOLVED 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:-

(i)        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;

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

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

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