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Loxley House, Nottingham City Council's headquarters

Nottingham City Council is spending more than £400,000 to livestream all of its meetings as part of efforts to improve transparency.

City councillors have long called for improved audio and livestreaming capabilities for the authority’s public meetings, most of which cannot be viewed online.

The ground floor committee room at Loxley House , where most of the council’s meetings are held, has been repeatedly criticised for its poor acoustics and lack of microphones or audio equipment.

The ability to watch council meetings online has become more commonplace – particularly due to the coronavirus >Covid pandemic – but only full council meetings at Nottingham Council House are streamed live on YouTube, a video streaming platform.

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