Journalists push Scottish Government to ‘expand and strengthen’ FOI rules
Forty journalists have signed an open letter pushing the Scottish Government to expand and strengthen freedom of information laws. The…
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Leicestershire Police wants to charge journalists ‘nominal fee’ to submit FOI requests
Leicestershire Police officials have called for a “nominal fee” for journalists and other organisations submitting Freedom of Information requests, saying…
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A police force has referred itself to the UK’s information watchdog over its failure to answer hundreds of freedom of…
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Ministry of Justice staff called Buzzfeed UK reporter ‘bitch’ and ‘crazy’ in internal messages after leaked report story
Government staff called a Buzzfeed UK news reporter a “bitch” and “crazy” in internal communications released under a data request…
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Strasbourg freedom of information ruling in Charity Commission case ‘disappointing’ to campaigners
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a case brought by The Times and investigative journalist Dominic Kennedy over…
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Channel Islands news website wins battle to lift seal on States of Jersey chief exec’s contract
A Channel Islands news website has won a seven-month battle to reveal the contract offered to the Jersey government’s chief…
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John Bercow invokes parliamentary privilege to block BBC Newsnight’s freedom of information query over Keith Vaz bullying claims
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has blocked Newsnight journalists from investigating bullying allegations against fellow MP Keith Vaz by…
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Scottish Government takes longer to reply to Freedom of Information requests from journalists
The Scottish Government takes longer to reply to journalists’ Freedom of Information requests than other requests, a report by the…
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