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Published in: Home: NewsGovernment ‘misinformation’ unit flagged investigative journalism and criticsExclusive: openDemocracy investigation on Westminster secrecy was monitored by shadowy Cabinet Office unit
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Published in: Home: FeatureA year after Partygate, why is the government still being so secretive?A year after the news broke about Partygate, the Cabinet Office is still refusing openDemocracy’s FOI requests on...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsGovernment rejects MPs’ transparency pleas over secretive Clearing HouseThe Cabinet Office has said no to every recommendation made by PACAC and the information commissioner
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Published in: Home: NewsTold you so, says campaigner who warned about Sue Gray’s pastJason Evans said he was ‘not surprised’ by claims information had been omitted from Gray’s partygate report
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionMichael Gove smeared us. Now we have been vindicated by an official inquiryThe levelling up secretary attacked our ‘Clearing House’ reporting. Today, he is the one who looks ‘ridiculous’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Feature9 times public authorities refused to answer questionsopenDemocracy is leading more than 100 journalists and MPs in calling for the Freedom of Information Act to be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSue Gray: How ‘partygate’ investigator stonewalled transparency campaign
‘No confidence’ in civil servant after her involvement with Cabinet Office’s ‘Orwellian’ Clearing House, campaigner says
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsCabinet Office fined £500,000 for publishing celebrities’ private addressesMore than 1,000 people – including Elton John and Nadiya Hussain – had home addresses shared by UK government,...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office’s actions ‘increase suspicion’ about secretive FOI unit, MPs toldThe government department refused to allow a probe into its ‘Orwellian’ Clearing House unit in the wake of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office blocked probe into government secrecyMPs told that the department is ‘utterly failing’ transparency laws at parliamentary inquiry
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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: NewsCabinet Office announces review into controversial FOI unit
The 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: 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: Dark Money Investigations: NewsLabour demands investigation into Michael Gove over ‘unlawful’ COVID contractThe Cabinet Office minister has been accused of ‘habitual dishonesty', after openDemocracy exposed £560,000 given to...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsCummings lobbied for ‘friends’ to get fat contract for COVID focus groupsShadow minister says it's ‘appalling’ that the government dismissed concerns of bias raised after openDemocracy...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: InvestigationRevealed: Government’s ‘Orwellian’ unit blocked infected blood scandal disclosureCampaigner whose father died of HIV calls secrecy ‘outrageous’; staff in Michael Gove’s Cabinet Office cited Chilcot...
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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 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: 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...
