Shooting the messenger? Sharp rise in council media leak investigations revealed
Year (financial year, from April to March) Number of leak investigations 2009/10 1 2010/11 1 2011/12 6 2012 (financial year…
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Oxford Mail branded ‘vexatious’ by Thames Valley Police – for RIPA FoI submitted by force’s own press office
The Oxford Mail has become the latest news organisation to be branded "vexatious" for asking questions about police use of…
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Save Our Sources law passed by MPs, but concerns remain over lack of prior notification on records grabs
New rules to protect journalists’ phone records from secret snooping by police have been approved by the House of Commons…
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Security Minister presents Save Our Sources law-change to Parliament
Police seeking to identify a journalist's source by accessing communications data will need the approval of a judge before going…
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Interception chief condemns ‘vague and dubious’ police RIPA telecoms requests in annual report
The Interception of Communications Commissioner has condemned the “poor standard” of applications to view telephone records made by police professional…
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26 police forces bar ‘vexatious’ Press Gazette RIPA questions as ACPO considers ‘public interest’ on releasing guidance
Press Gazette has now been barred from asking questions about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act by 26 police forces…
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The Met Police just aren’t that into us :( but we are not going to let RIPA questions lie
Reading the Met Police’s final Freedom of Information Act rejection letter to Press Gazette, five months after our first, a…
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The Home Office appears determined not to allow journalists to defend their sources against phone records grabs. This was the…
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