Appeal launched by Kent Messenger after MoJ says names of escaped convicts ‘sensitive information’
A local newspaper group is to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office over the refusal by the Ministry of Justice…
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Police informed after BBC news presenters were sent human excrement in the post
BBC News presenters, including Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce, have been sent packages containing human excrement, a Freedom of Information…
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Five months after FoI question, BBC still hasn’t revealed number of staff made redundant then rehired
The BBC has failed to answer a Press Gazette Freedom of Information request asking about the rehiring of staff who…
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Public support extension of FoI to cover companies carrying out public sector work
The majority of the British public would like to see Freedom of Information laws strengthened to include companies providing public…
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Lib Dem law change would extend FoI to charities, Royal household and companies with public sector contracts
Ministers are to be urged to strengthen Freedom of Information laws and extend them to charities, private companies and the…
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FoI loophole used by Bercow to block release to Press Association about alcohol problems in Parliament
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has used a loophole in the Freedom of Information Act to suppress reports detailing…
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Labour deputy leader Tom Watson: Government turning FoI review into a ‘Christmas pantomime’
The Government's Independent Commission on Freedom of Information is turning into a "Christmas pantomime", Labour's deputy leader has said. Tom…
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‘Senior Whitehall sources’ tell Independent Heywood is opposed to FoI fees – but does have ministerial veto concerns
The head of the Civil Service reportedly believes the Freedom of Information Act does not need fundamental reform. "Senior Whitehall…
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