Scottish Parliament urged to review Freedom of Information amid concerns over lack of transparency
A network of activists and campaign groups dedicated to open government has called on Scotland to review the “effectiveness” of…
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Telegraph wins FoI battle over advice to Tony Blair
The Daily Telegraph has won a freedom of information battle to uncover advice on taking up private sector work which…
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New threat to FoI as Government ponders removing right to appeal against Information Commissioner decisions
There is a new apparent threat to weaken the Freedom of Information Act, just over six months after the Government…
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Success for Hands off FoI campaign as Government promises to leave the Act alone
There will be no legal changes to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act after a review of the legislation found…
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The future of Freedom of Information in the UK: Debate at City University in London on 7 March at 6pm
UPDATE: The Government bowed to public pressure on Monday and announced that it will not be changing the Freedom of…
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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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Dominic Grieve says ministerial veto on FoI ‘destroyed’ by release of Charles letters and must be restored
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve yesterday called for the ministerial veto on Freedom of Information disclosures to be strengthened. He…
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Jack Straw: ‘No prospect’ of universities being made FoI-exempt
There is "no prospect" of universities being exempted from Freedom of Information rules, according to a member of the commission…
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