FoI minister Matthew Hancock would be ‘very happy’ if commission suggested no changes to act, reports The Times
The minister in charge of Freedom of Information is reportedly opposed to weakening the act. The Times quotes sources close…
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Hands Off FoI: Council says fees would not be ‘appropriate’ and calls on Government to consider providing more funding
Middlesbrough Council has given its backing to the Freedom of Information Act and said it will "stand against any attempts…
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‘Don’t govern from the shadows’: Cameron urged to scrap FoI review as Labour says it would extend act
A Labour government would give citizens access to policy-making processes "at every level", deputy leader Tom Watson has promised, as…
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Former Civil Service chief Kerslake at odds with his successor as he warns weakening FoI is a ‘false move’
Lord Kerslake, the former head of the Civil Service, has praised the "fundamental" importance of the Freedom of Information Act.…
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Hands Off FoI: Senior minister tells The Sun ‘nobody in Government wants to touch this now’
The Government is reported to be getting "cold feet" over plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act. The Sun…
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Former head of Civil Service Lord Kerslake backs FoI: ‘We need more open government, not less’
The former head of the Civil Service has backed the Freedom of Information Act in its current form and said:…
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Liberty: Media organisations backing Human Rights Act repeal is like turkeys voting for Christmas
Bella Sankey (pictured) is policy director of Liberty Back in May, with the dust barely settled on general election ballot…
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Why it feels like the sky is falling in for those who believe in press freedom and openness
There are times as editor of Press Gazette when I feel like ‘Chicken Licken’, the children’s story character who always…
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