Public Sector Public bodies will be required to proactively publish some information and to do so transparently and in a re-usable formats under plans being developed by a freedom of information (FOI) watchdog. 21 May 2012
The Secretary of State for Health has vetoed plans for the publication of a Government document which outlined potential risks of changes to the NHS, claiming that publication would reduce the chances of civil servants offering ministers frank advice. 10 May 2012
Struan Robertson, Editor of OUT-LAW, interviewed David Smith on 9th January 2006. Mr Smith assumed the role of Deputy Commissioner with the Information Commissioner's Office on 16th January 2006....
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2008. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ("the Acts") came into full force on 1 Janua...
Struan Robertson, Editor of OUT-LAW, interviewed Information Commissioner Richard Thomas on 24 June 2003. It was first published in in the Autumn 2003 issue of the OUT-LAW magazine. I think it's on...
The names of three junior members of staff who had handled complaints made to the financial services regulator should have been disclosed as part of a freedom of information request as disclosure "did not adversely affect their privacy", a tribunal has ruled.... 18 Apr 2012
Councils should be prepared to disclose the names of senior staff members involved in recruiting senior councillors or officials as well as details of the role they played in that recruitment, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled. 04 Apr 2012
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