Comments that are irrelevant to the original post or offensive will be removed as per the privacy section or our website: www.tamworth.gov.uk/social-media-rules The Tamworth Borough Council page is managed by Tamworth Borough Council’s communications team. It is used solely to highlight news and events from Tamworth Borough Council, government and our partners. It is purely to keep people informed. We welcome engagement from members of the public through our various specific communications channels. These include:
- Our website: www.tamworth.gov.uk/council/do-it-online
- The Customers Services team for any customer services enquiries, email [email protected] or call 01827 709709 or use the online chat facility
- Regular consultation exercises, detailed here: www.tamworth.gov.uk/consultation
- We also welcome people to engage on a more active basis by joining our Citizens Panel: www.tamworth.gov.uk/citizens-panel-registration-form.
- Political matters can be addressed by making an appointment with your ward councillor: www.tamworth.gov.uk/councillors
House Rules
Partly in response to request from users of this page, we have developed a set of House Rules to ensure the page is used in the spirit in which it is intended and to protect our visitors from inappropriate content. The Tamworth Borough Council page is reactively moderated. We can’t accept responsibility for the content of any comments. We reserve the right to remove comments received on Facebook that:
· Contain abusive, obscene, indecent or offensive language, or link to obscene or offensive material
· Contain swear words or other sorts of profanity
· Are completely removed from the topic of conversation or aren’t relevant to the item posted on the wall
· Contain abusive language towards an individual involved in the thread, other organisations, or the page administrator
· Constitute spam or promote or advertise products, except where it’s for an event, publication or similar item that has direct relevance to the subject of discussion. Information about locating and sharing knowledge and expertise is welcomed, but within the specific discussion
· Are designed to cause nuisance to the page administrator or other users
For serious and/or persistent breaches of the moderation policy, we reserve the right to prevent users from posting further comments. People who post abusive or threatening comments WILL be reported to the police. Hate speech will not be tolerated. People who are continually detrimental to others’ enjoyment of this page risk being permanently removed. While we are happy for people to engage with us on this page, please be aware that assistance via Facebook can only go so far. It is not a replacement of other communications channels and you may be directed elsewhere. This account is monitored Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm. We use scheduling tools to post outside of office hours. Pre-election period:
During the run up to an election (pre-election period), we have legal restrictions on what we can post on our council social media channels. We'll only share factual information about council services and activities during this time. To keep things neutral, we'll turn off comments on our posts. These restrictions run until election polls close. Visit www.tamworth.gov.uk for more information
