Scottish FOI Act could be applied to more organisations
Journalists in Scotland could get the chance to file Freedom of Information Act requests to a wider range of bodies.…
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FOI campaigner: Privacy concerns misplaced on crime map plan
London mayor Boris Johnson’s plan to disclose maps of crimes committed in the capital is being held up by “an…
ByCommons fight to keep expenses secret from journalists cost £170k
Commons Speaker Michael Martin spent £170,000 of taxpayers’ money in a failed bid to see of a Freedom of Information…
ByFreedom of Information bill for Isle of Man
The Isle of Man could get its own Freedom of Information Act. The chief minister, Tony Brown, told the island’s…
ByMP: Publishing expenses receipts could be ‘grubby and salacious’
Conservative MP David MacLean, who last year sponsored a controversial private member’s bill to exempt Parliament from the Freedom of…
ByPolice PR spending up 13 per cent, FOI survey reveals
Police forces are spending nearly £40 million a year on public relations, a figure that has gone up 13 per…
ByA million receipts to be released after MPs lose FoI appeal
MPs are to be forced to publish details of more than a million receipts for shopping bills and other items…
ByHeather Brooke welcomes MP expenses FoI victory
Journalist and freedom of information campaigner Heather Brooke has welcomed this week’s High Court freedom of information ruling that the…
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