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To address the original question – how do you prevent the use of Skype – the answer is implied in Whales’ response … it’s more a matter of how you you allow it or otherwise.
There is no provision under the Act, as Whale said, for Skype to be used. It’s simply a matter of the people at the meeting agreeing to use it. However, strictly speaking, the Skyper would have to have arranged a proxy at the meeting to vote on their behalf.
One word of caution, though. I am told that while Skype allows greater participation, it also has a tendency to focus the whole meeting on the person who is on the screen, rather than people who are present at the meeting.
It’s a natural response to the presence of the screen but it can, somewhat ironically, allow the person who’s not there to dominate the meeting.
I’d rather see EC meetings podcast – so at least people can see what’s going on – than set up basically the same technology for the benefit of one person.