Councillor remote attendance and proxy voting

The Government consulted last year on this subject and following considerations of the responses has decided to proceed as in their statement of 5th June 2025 here. On remote attendance, DHCLG plans to permit local authorities to develop their own locally appropriate policies, if they decide to hold remote meetings. On proxy voting for meetings of the full council, DHCLG plans to require principal (unitary, upper and second-tier) councils to implement proxy voting schemes, to provide consistency for members who are absent. Guidance will be provided.