Scottish Parliament urged to review Freedom of Information amid concerns over lack of transparency
A network of activists and campaign groups dedicated to open government has called on Scotland to review the “effectiveness” of…
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Sunday Herald columnist ‘sacked’ for backing journalist who questioned Rangers ‘mettle’ to stop offensive chanting
A Sunday Herald columnist has been "sacked" after giving her support to a journalist who questioned the efforts of Rangers…
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Police Scotland officer who signed off RIPA source applications ‘misinterpreted’ Save Our Sources law change
Officer who signed off RIPA applications 'misinterpreted' law Force warned 'these kind of applications, potentially, could breach the code' Justice…
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Force refuses to let officers be quizzed by Scottish Parliament over RIPA abuse to find journalistic sources
Police Scotland has refused to let serving officers answer questions from the Scottish Parliament (pictured, Shutterstock) on why they unlawfully…
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‘Look, I don’t know what you’re going on about’: Police force mistakenly redirected Christmas press calls to member of the public
An Aberdeen man dealt with more than a dozen calls from the media over the festive period after a police…
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Has Police Scotland accessed journalists’ records, yes or no? ‘Well, as ever, it’s never quite as simple as that’
Police Scotland’s deputy chief constable today refused to tell Holyrood MSPs whether his force has accessed the phone records of…
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Holyrood culture secretary seeks £100m more from BBC licence fee for production in Scotland
A new federal structure for the BBC could generate major economic benefits for Scotland, culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has said.…
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Interception watchdog confirms ‘reckless’ Police Scotland abuse of RIPA to find journalists’ sources
The government's interception of communications regulator has confirmed that Police Scotland unlawfully accessed phone records to find journalistic sources without…
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