City of York Council's chamber is 'not fit for modern day life', the independent report says.
A recently refurbished council chamber has been deemed "not fit for modern day life" by an independent report due to problems with its disabled access.But disability rights campaigners said fixed wood seating and raised platforms excluded them from council business.
The Labour group had called for the council to hold its meetings elsewhere, but last week's full council meeting went ahead in the Victorian chamber., most City of York Council meetings are held in the modern West Offices, but full council meetings are among the highest profile meetings, which all councillors attend.
York paralympian Beth Moulam, who said she was recently told there was not enough room for a wheelchair in the public gallery of the council chamber, said she was "horrified" by the report's findings. Independent councillor Mark Warters said he backed campaigners and would not attend full council meetings until they were held in a venue with better access.
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