Met Police explains why it is ‘somewhat disappointing’ that journalists continue to submit FoIs on RIPA
The Metropolitan Police has said it is "disappointing" that journalists continue to make Freedom of Information requests on the use…
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Met bars Guido Fawkes and others from asking RIPA questions amid Press Gazette conspiracy theory
The Guido Fawkes website has been accused of “working collectively” with Press Gazette and branded "vexatious" by the Metropolitan Police…
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BBC does not have to disclose how on-screen ‘talent’ journalists are recruited, Information Commissioner rules
The Information Commissioner's Office has ruled that the BBC does not have to disclose how on-screen staff are recruited. The…
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‘Vexatious’, ‘annoying’ and ‘disruptive’ Press Gazette barred by Met from asking more RIPA questions
The Metropolitan Police has barred Press Gazette from requesting information about its use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act…
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Warning that Freedom of Information remains ‘under attack’ as campaign marks ten years of the Act
The Campaign for Freedom of Information warned last night that the FoI Act remains under constant attack from government. Long-serving…
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A decade of Freedom of Information: Despite shortcomings, it’s still a powerful tool for journalists
Ten years after it came into British law the Freedom of Information Act has has prompted some 400,000 FoI requests,…
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The Leveson effect: Sharp increase in police media leak investigations, relations with journalists at ‘all-time low’
HMIC figures show 98 press leak investigations in nine months during the Leveson Inquiry Compares to 302 in five years…
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Times FoI fight to see George Galloway Iraq charity files goes to European court
The Freedom of Information battle between Dominic Kennedy, investigations editor at The Times, and the Charity Commission is being taken…
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