Freelance journalist uses Data Protection to uncover police dossier on himself
A freelance journalist has used the Data Protection Act to discover the extent to which police have been keeping him…
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Independent in test case to open up court proceedings
Lawyers from the Independent are involved in a test case to open up legal proceedings involving vulnerable people to greater…
ByPhotography banned from beach without council permission
A photographer was told he couldn’t take pictures on Sandbanks beach in Bournemouth without a permit, the Daily Echo has…
ByDaily Mail and Evening Standard pay damages to Met police commander
The Daily Mail and the London Evening Standard have paid ‘substantial’ damages and apologised to Metropolitan police commander Ali Dizaei…
ByFoI requests cost the BBC £3m
Freedom of Information requests have cost the BBC £3m to answer since the FoI Act was introduced in 2005. An…
ByInfo chief is wrong to renew jail-terms plea on data offences
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham came across as a pretty sensible guy giving evidence to the Commons culture, media and sport…
ByLewis Linford case underlines need for defendant anonymity in sex cases
Lawyer Nick Freeman (AKA Mr Loophole) yesterday demanded that those accused of a sexual assault should have anonymity in the…
ByBBC journalism controller: “no new editorial launches”
BBC journalism controller Nic Newman has categorically stated that the corporation will not be making any new editorial launches in…
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