Government under pressure to drop new Freedom of Information proposals
More freedom of information requests are likely to be refused as vexatious under new guidance, the Campaign for Freedom of…
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Guardian tells High Court: Attorney General made errors in law by vetoing Charles letters
The Attorney General wrongly overrode the decision of "an independent and impartial tribunal" when he blocked public disclosure of letters…
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Treasury set to reveal details of George Osborne’s Budget leak following FoI
The Treasury is set to release details about an embargoed copy of this year’s Budget which was released to the…
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Guardian seeks judicial review of veto on Prince Charles letters
Guardian News and Media is to go to the High Court in an attempt to challenge a veto that Attorney…
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Labour vows to extend Freedom of Information Act to cover private sector
A Labour government would massively extend the scope of freedom of information (FoI) law to cover private companies contracted to…
ByNew guidelines reveal legal obligation on public authorities and private companies to reveal environmental information to journalists
Journalists may expect to get better results when they request environmental information from public authorities in future. The Information Commissioner…
ByInfo Commissioner: Michael Gove’s ‘private’ emails are subject to FoI
The Information Commissioner has ruled that a private email account belonging to Education Secretary Michael Gove should be subject to…
ByNew guidelines for officials provide handbook for journalists on how to get around FoI delays
Journalists who get frustrated by delays and obstructions when they use the Freedom of Information Act have a valuable new…
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