> councils should ensure all meetings between councillors, developers and their agents in major planning decisions are attended by at least one council official

> councils should ensure all meetings between councillors, developers and their agents in major planning decisions are attended by at least one council official Of course council officials want to be in the room ... They want a piece of the action. The planning officers were kicking back only a small portion of the bribes to the councilors and pocketing the bulk for themselves.