Plans to explore broadcasting more council meetings at Stoke-on-Trent City Council have been delayed after councillors criticised a report as ‘not good’. The report was meant to set out the costs and feasibility of expanding the live streaming service.

Currently the council only live streams three council meetings - full council, cabinet and planning committee meetings. Only 30 free hours of streaming are available a year under the contract with Public-i.

Any extra hours would need to be paid on a pay as you go basis, with estimates of £37.50 charged as an hourly rate. However, this would have budgetary implications for the cash-strapped council.

The report was asked for by Dan Jellyman, leader of the Conservative group and chairman of the strategy and resources overview and scrutiny

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