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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FoI Commission backs down on plan to keep identity of those giving evidence secret
The Commission set up to examine the workings of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act has dropped plans to anonymise…
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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…
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3,400 local council PRs, the cost of Elveden and BBC email spying to find leakers: What Press Gazette knows because of FoI
Local councils employ at least 3,400 PRs, the Metropolitan Police has spent more than £30m on investigating journalists and the…
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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More than 600 sign Press Gazette petition to save FoI
More than 600 editors, reporters and members of the public have so far signed Press Gazette's petition calling on the…
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