BBC Northern Ireland’s £800-a-day taxi bill
The FOI disclosures just keep on coming from BBC Northern Ireland. Now the News Letter of Belfast reports that BBC…
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BBC discloses highest-paid staffer following FOI ruling
Controller Anna Carragher was the BBC’s highest paid employee in Northern Ireland in 2005, the corporation has confirmed. Carragher was…
ByInformation Tribunal orders Iraq dossier draft released
The Information Tribunal has ordered the Foreign Office to release an early report on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq…
ByInformation Commissioner rules on MPs’ expenses
The Information Commissioner has ordered the House of Commons to release detailed breakdowns of MPs’ expenses. Richard Thomas has ruled…
ByInformation Commissioner rejects two complaints… about his own office
The Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has rejected two Freedom of Information Act complaints about request about his own staff, as…
ByPolice reveals ‘press lines’ to journalists — but not to others
The Metropolitan Police has released a background briefing containing its “press lines” on the case of a woman who lay…
ByRepublishing expired ASBOs under FOI is ‘unfair’, Tribunal rules
Journalists may no longer be able to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain lists of people subject to…
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