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‘Burdens’ placed on public authorities by FOI need to be reduced, Justice...
Justice minister Helen Grant said the “burdens” place on public authorities by the the Freedom of Information act need to be reduced. She responded to MPs questions and the Justice select-committee’s...
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The Justice minister laid out plans to reduce the amount of money spent answering Freedom of Information requests by public authorities yesterday. Speaking at a poorly attended debate on the Freedom of...
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Freedom of Information must be defended from Government proposals
Photo: Flcikr/Mrmanc under creative commons licence The government is planning to make it easier for responses to Freedom of Information requests to be denied, limiting the amount of requests that will...
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Saving Freedom of Information from Government restrictions: Petition,...
Photo credit: Flickr/dolescum under creative commons licence The Campaign for Freedom of Information have announced action to combat the Government’s proposals to change and limit the FOI act. At a...
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Freedom of Information isn’t sexy. There are no fancy parties with free flowing champagne. It’s a piece of legislation that’s complex, intricate and often subjective. But this doesn’t make it...
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FOI proposals would restrict access to information: 76 organisations call on...
More than 70 leading organisations have called on the government to scrap proposed changes that will restrict the Freedom of Information Act. The letter from leading campaign groups, press...
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Prince Charles’ letters to ministers must be disclosed under FOI, court rules...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that letters sent by Prince Charles to government ministers should be disclosed. This ruling follows a nine year Freedom of Information battle by the Guardian and...
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