Councillors have called for an urgent independent inquiry into Bristol City Council staff monitoring the social media of parents of children with special needs.
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees has asked staff to look into the issue, which was revealed last week. Leaked documents showed council staff collating and sharing social media posts critical of the council’s special needs provision, as well as personal wedding photos.
Now a cross-party group of councillors have urged the council to set up an external investigation into what social media monitoring took place and why. Several unanswered questions remain including the extent of the surveillance, and if other groups are monitored.
