Government decision not to legislate to allow continuation of virtual meetings branded 'madness' Government introduced new regulations last year allowing councils to hold meetings online due to pandemic 12:52, 21 APR 2021 Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Redcar and Cleveland councillors have described a Government decision not to legislate to allow virtual meetings to continue as "inexplicable" and "appalling".