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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionIs the government’s secretive ‘Clearing House’ lawful? An expert explainsWhen government departments share the names of people making freedom of information requests, they may be breaking...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationStop the secrecy: save our Freedom of InformationThe UK government is running a secretive unit that’s been accused of ‘blacklisting’ journalists and blocking the...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationPioneering FOI peer calls for investigation into ‘Orwellian’ Cabinet Office unitLord Clark calls for inquiry in wake of openDemocracy’s revelations about the secretive unit ‘blacklisting’...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionI sent FOIs to UK government departments – then they shared my personal dataopenDemocracy reporter Jenna Corderoy on her personal experiences of trying to prise information from an...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: InvestigationUK government running ‘Orwellian’ unit to block release of ‘sensitive’ informationExclusive: Secretive Cabinet Office 'Clearing House' for Freedom of Information requests also accused of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionCynical British public bodies are denying our FOI rightsFreedom of Information is a powerful tool for citizens - but the UK's legislation needs to be amended to prevent...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionVast sums spent, no one knows why: COVID reveals why UK transparency law must changeBritish governments love to outsource. But Freedom of Information doesn’t apply to private companies, so the rest of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionWhy are British politicians so scared of transparency?From scientific advice and procurement contracts to Freedom of Information requests, our government has drastically...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionFreedom of Information is broken – help us fix itWe’ve forced the government to obey the law on transparency, but it’s been a long fight. It shouldn’t be this way....
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Published in: Freedom of InformationRevealed: the files that expose ERG as a militant “party within a party”Documents released following openDemocracy transparency victory reveal European Research Group’s “highly partial”...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationA Kafkaesque journey through the Freedom of Information ActWith ministers talking about restricting Britain's Freedom of Information Act, take these experiences of trying to...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationFreedom of Information in England - holding private contractors to accountWith increased use of outsourcing, particularly in the NHS, campaigners want to bring private contractors under FoI...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationThe sneak attack on Freedom of InformationThe Freedom of Information Act is an essential tool for the British people to hold authority to account. The...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationBig Tobacco and data nabbing: when freedom of information reduces transparencyA tobacco corporation is attempting to access confidential data on teenagers' smoking habits, obtained by university...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationThe roots of Blair's hostility to Freedom of InformationThat Tony Blair regrets introducing the Freedom of Information Act has been known for some time. But the force with...
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