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MPs condemn UK government's ‘abuse’ of taxpayer money to fight FOIs
Exclusive: Government accused of ‘misusing’ vast sums after openDemocracy revealed half a million pounds was spent on legal costs to fight information releases
Stop the secrecy: save our Freedom of Information
The UK government is running a secretive unit inside Michael Gove’s Cabinet Office that’s been accused of ‘blacklisting’ journalists and blocking the release of ‘sensitive’ information. Experts say they’re breaking the law – and it’s an assault on our right to know what our government is doing.
We’re not going to let it stand. We’re launching a legal battle – but we also need a huge public outcry, showing that thousands back our call for transparency. Will you add your name?
To: Michael Gove, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office
- Come clean about the Clearing House.
- Stop profiling journalists and blocking 'sensitive' requests.
- Empower, fund and make the FOI regulator independent.
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government’s ‘Orwellian’ FOI unit interfered in Grenfell fire FOI requestsExclusive: Cabinet Office’s Clearing House told housing ministry to alter responses to Freedom of Information...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government spent half a million pounds on lawyers to fight FOI disclosuresExclusive: Government accused of ‘wasting time and taxpayers’ money’ after spending heavily on legal challenges to...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: News70% of public concerned by UK government secrecyExclusive: Conservative voters more vexed about government transparency failures than Labour voters, poll...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office announces review into controversial FOI unitThe FOI ‘Clearing House’ was criticised by a judge after openDemocracy won a landmark case against the government
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government could charge fees for requesting official informationTransparency campaigners ‘dismayed’ after the next information commissioner says the public should trust organisations
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsSarah Everard vigil: Police under fire over failure to keep meeting recordsPolice accused of being ‘allergic to public scrutiny’ after openDemocracy finds no notes taken at meetings before...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMPs launch inquiry into UK government’s ‘opaque’ handling of FOI requestsA parliamentary committee will investigate the Cabinet Office after openDemocracy won transparency court case over...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: AnalysisFrom private emails to Post-it Notes: How politicians avoid scrutinyMatt Hancock, who Labour accused of trying to ‘conduct government business in secret’, joins a long list of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK Parliament to investigate Michael Gove’s ‘Orwellian’ FOI unitPublic administration and constitutional affairs committee to launch inquiry in the wake of openDemocracy’s...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCampaigners, MPs demand investigation into UK government's secretive FOI unitThe National Union of Journalists, Campaign for Freedom of Information and others call for inquiry in wake of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsJudge slams Michael Gove’s office as openDemocracy wins transparency court caseExclusive: UK government accused of ‘profound lack of transparency’ as openDemocracy wins legal victory over...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMet Police accused of 'serious failure' over system flagging 'high-risk' FOI requestsExclusive: Campaigners warn of ‘chilling effect’ after police force categorises journalists’ enquiries about BLM and...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsWhy we’re taking the UK government to court to protect Freedom of InformationopenDemocracy is taking legal action over the Cabinet Office’s ‘Orwellian’ Clearing House that vets FOI requests and...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsFreedom of Information in danger of ‘sliding into obsolescence’, new report findsExclusive: New report from transparency charity calls for FOI overhaul, with new regulatory powers given to Parliament
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government must abolish ‘pernicious’ unit blocking FOI requests, says senior ToryDavid Davis said Cabinet Office’s ‘Clearing House’ unit should be scrapped, and criticised ‘political strategy’ of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsDefence research agency must be subject to Freedom of Information, say campaigners and MPsTransparency group writes to information watchdog as leading MPs and peers call for government to reverse decision...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: FeatureFrom duck houses to nuclear weapons: what we know because of Freedom of Information lawOver the past 20 years, the ‘right to know’ legislation has helped expose many abuses of power, but now it’s under threat
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsBritish government slammed by regulator over ‘unacceptable’ FOI failures
Stinging criticism of Gove’s Cabinet Office laid bare in new openDemocracy analysis. Tory MP calls for...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMPs demand answers from Gove over Freedom of Information concernsSenior Tories to seek answers from Cabinet ministers, after newspaper editors unite behind openDemocracy’s call for...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsFleet Street editors unite to demand ‘urgent’ action on Freedom of InformationGove under pressure as Guardian, Times, Telegraph, FT, Mirror and others sign openDemocracy letter calling for...
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