‘Urgent need’ to extend FOI Act to private contractors working for public bodies, say peers
A Lib Dem peer has pledged to introduce a Private Member’s Bill designed to “update and improve” the Freedom of…
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Open Democracy journalist wins FOI tribunal battle for Conservative Brexiteers’ research materials
An Open Democracy journalist has won the right to see tax-funded research produced by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s European Research Group after…
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Italian journalist takes four-year FOI battle for Assange extradition files to UK tribunal
An Italian investigative journalist battling to access files relating to the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange took her case…
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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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