Councils call for FoI fees, lower cost limits, public interest tests and attack ‘lazy journalism’
Local authorities have called for Freedom of Information requests to be subject to fees and are seeking lower cost limits…
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Information Commissioner warns of return to the ‘dark ages’ as Labour’s Tom Watson launches alternative FoI review
The Information Commissioner has described the period before the passing of the Freedom of Information Act as the “dark ages”.…
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Press Gazette research casts doubt over claims FoI places unreasonable burden on councils
Councils do not routinely record the cost of Freedom of Information Eight councils found to have released cost figures in…
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Survey finds half of civil servants want charges imposed for Freedom of Information requests
Half of civil servants support introducing fees for Freedom of Information, according to the findings of a new survey. (Picture:…
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Minister Chris Grayling: FoI misused ‘as a research tool to generate stories for the media… that isn’t acceptable’
A Cabinet minister has accused journalists of "misusing" Freedom of Information laws to "generate" stories. Commons Leader Chris Grayling (pictured,…
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Labour deputy leader Tom Watson shares ‘concerns’ over FoI Commission – and calls for Act to be ‘strengthened’
Labour wants the Freedom of Information Act to be “extended” rather than watered down, deputy leader Tom Watson has said.…
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Government Freedom of Information Commission condemned over plan to keep secret names of those providing evidence
The Commission on Freedom of Information has been condemned for an "extraordinarily inappropriate" decision to anonymise quotes submitted for its…
By Tom Watson says Labour Party is ‘wholeheartedly’ behind campaign to save Freedom of Information Act
The deputy leader of the Labour Party has backed a campaign to protect the Freedom of Information Act. Tom Watson…
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