The Campaign for Freedom of Information’s next course on ‘Information Commissioner & Tribunal Decisions – what do they mean in practice?’ is taking place in London on 28th November 2013.
This course, now in its 8th year, aims to help experienced FOI practitioners and others with a good working knowledge of the FOI Act…
76 campaign groups, charities and press bodies have written to the prime minister urging him to drop proposals to restrict the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. They say the proposals are not compatible with the prime minister’s stated aim of making the UK “the most open and transparent government in the world”.
The letter coincides…
An Early Day Motion calling for the extension of the FOI Act to cover contracted out public services has been tabled by Labour MP Grahame Morris and co-sponsored by Caroline Lucas (Green), Mark Durkan (SDLP), John McDonnell (Lab), Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) and Peter Bottomley (Con):
That this House praises the Freedom of Information Act 2000…
Wednesday 2nd October 2013
Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Street London EC2A 3EA
Do you want to learn how to use the Freedom of Information Act? Are you already using the Act, but want to know more about how key provisions are being interpreted?
Making a FOI request is straightforward but making an…
The identity of people making FOI requests would be made public if a new private member’s bill succeeds. The Freedom of Information (Identity of Applicants) Bill, which will have serious implications for the privacy of individual requesters, is being introduced by Karl McCartney, the Conservative MP for Lincoln, who came 8th in the ballot for…
The Campaign for Freedom of Information’s next course on ‘Information Commissioner & Tribunal Decisions’ will be in London on 5 June 2013.
This course, now in its 8th year, deals only with significant Commissioner and Tribunal decisions issued during the past six months. It aims to help experienced FOI practitioners and others with a good working…
Do you want to learn how to use the Freedom of Information Act? Are you already using the Act, but want to know more about how the Information Commissioner and Tribunal are interpreting key provisions?
While making a FOI request is straightforward, making an effective request is more difficult. The Campaign’s practical course is designed…
Lord Wills asked what plans the Government have to amend the Freedom of Information Act during oral questions in the House of Lords on 27 February.
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally): My Lords, the Government intend to amend the Act to give the Information Commissioner more time to prosecute alleged offences…
On 5 February 2013, the Justice Committee held a one-off evidence session on the work of the Information Commissioner’s Office. The session provided an opportunity for the Committee to hear the ICO’s views on the Government’s proposals to make it easier for authorities to FOI refuse requests on costs grounds and revise its policy on…
Freedom of information laws ‘should be extended to private companies’ – STV – 31.01.13
Freedom of information laws should be extended to private companies contracted to provide public services, the Scottish Information Commissioner has said. Such a move will ensure accountability and transparency where large sums of tax-payers’ money are involved, Rosemary Agnew said.
