Members of North Yorkshire Planning Committee listen to speakers at County Hall, Northallerton as the Council meets to decide if Fracking at sites in North Yorkshire should be allowed.PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday,May 20, 2016. Photo THE Government is facing mounting pressure from councils across the region to reconsider its plans to relaunch local democracy with face-to-face public meetings next month. Ahead of Lawyers in Local Government launching a High Court challenge on April 21 to the Government’s decision to not extend legal powers enabling councils to hold remote, virtual meetings, leading councillors in North Yorkshire and the North-East have claimed being forced to meet in person to take decisions would undermine lockdown efforts and put people at risk.
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