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Some of the class exemptions are technical. There may be a statutory prohibition on releasing information, or information may be about to be released in the ordinary course of events.
If an issue is that controversial, a number of members may want to weigh in, or those who had not been involved in the controversy may want to ask some questions.
I would not begin to second-guess the convener. The convener may have to make a ruling at some stage.I will comment in passing on another issue on which the minister may want to reflect.
We also do spot checks every six months.The process is new to some organisations, but some may have had systems in place and may have already operated to those standards.
For example, if there is an orange march—or a green march—the other side may threaten to disrupt it and surveillance may be set up to stop the whole thing.