OCN Meeting Briefings
A rapid, objective, private account of each meeting — available the next morning to everyone who attended
Pilot product
We’re piloting Meeting Briefings with councils. The core meeting summarisation capability exists today; the end-to-end briefing delivery workflow is configured per council.
If this would reduce officer workload in your authority, get in touch and we’ll explain scope, prerequisites, and timelines.
Why it matters
Official minutes are formal records. They take time to produce, carry legal weight, and are written accordingly. In the days between a meeting and the publication of minutes, participants are working from memory or from personal notes that vary from person to person — and that window is often exactly when follow-up decisions need to be made.
Meeting Briefings fill that gap. Delivered the morning after, they give everyone who attended a consistent, objective account of what was discussed and agreed — what was decided, what concerns were raised, and what needs to happen next. Because they are not an official record, they can be direct and practical without any of the formality that minutes require.
Access is restricted to people who were in the meeting. The briefing functions as a shared working reference — a basis for follow-up conversations and decisions — not a public communication.
What you get
🗺️ Where discussions landed
A sense of how each item played out — what had broad support, what was contested, and what was left open — without pre-empting the formal record.
💬 Key points of debate
An objective summary of the significant arguments, concerns, and perspectives raised — without editorialising.
✅ Follow-up actions
Items requiring action or further consideration, clearly identified so nothing falls through the gap between the meeting and the minutes.
🔒 Restricted to attendees
Briefings go only to members, chairs, and officers who were in the room — a shared working reference, not a public document.
Unofficial — and that's the point
📄 Not a formal record
Briefings carry no legal weight. They are a practical working aid — useful precisely because they don't need to be treated with the caution of official minutes.
🎯 Objective and consistent
Generated from the meeting transcript, not from one person's notes or recollection. Everyone who attended receives the same account.
⚡ Available immediately
Delivered early the next morning — while the meeting is still fresh and before follow-up decisions have drifted.
🕒 No officer time required
Generated automatically — no drafting, formatting, or chasing required from Democratic Services.
Interested in Meeting Briefings?
Tell us about your meetings and we'll explain how briefings would work for your council.