There is "no prospect" of universities being exempted from freedom of information rules, according to a member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information in an evidence session heard today. Speaking as part of an oral evidence hearing as part of a review of the Act, former Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who sits on the Commission, also suggested that another way to ensure a ... Read full story
Senior staff from the National Police Chiefs Council have this week condemned 'burdensome' FOI Requests in evidence to the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information but acknowledged that the Act had been "good for policing". Giving evidence on Wednesday (20 January), the NPCC's Ian Readhead dismissed some FOI requests from journalists as "absurd" and spoke of the number of requests ... Read full story
A council paper that has previously defied Government attempts to stop it publishing a weekly newspaper will cease printing by the end of March, HoldTheFrontPage has announced. East End Life, published in Tower Hamlets and dubbed a 'town-hall Pravda' for its tax payer-funded publication, will now abide by an order by the Department for Communities and Local Government to print its ... Read full story
A convicted murderer sent to a psychiatric hospital has won his Supreme Court battle to keep his identity secret. The double killer, in his 40s, who ... Read full story
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve has defended his attempt to block the publication of the Prince of Wales's correspondence with ministers and ... Read full story
FOI should apply to prisons and parking tickets, even if contractors hold the information says Campaign Information about prison ... Read full story
The entries are all in – in record-breaking numbers across the sports writing, sports photography and sports broadcasting categories – the ... Read full story
The offence of misconduct in public office should be repealed or radically reformed, the Law Commission heard yesterday. The growth in use of ... Read full story
A former Liberal Democrat minister has described the government commission set up to review the Freedom of Information Act as a “rigged ... Read full story
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