Freedom of Information Act
Mobile phones leak from UK government
News A recent Freedom of Information (FoI) enquiry by silicon.com into lost devices within the UK government has revealed how many mobile phones have gone astray in a number... [03 Aug 2006]
Whitehall fights to keep ID card cost report secret
News The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report,... [06 Jul 2006]
Government ordered to release secret ID card report
News Following the DWP's refusal to release the controversial report the MP complained to the data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, which considered the decision under the terms of... [09 Jun 2006]
NHS IT director general Granger's salary revealed
News Granger's salary, bonuses and expenses have finally been released to silicon.com after a protracted wrangle with the Department of Health (DoH) over a Freedom of... [30 May 2006]
Who's in charge of government IT?
News At the Department for Constitutional Affairs, parliamentary under secretary of state Baroness Ashton of Upholland continues to be responsible for the Freedom of... [23 May 2006]
US to block minors' access to MySpace?
News Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the free-market Progress & Freedom Foundation, said: "This is the next major battlefield in the ongoing internet censorship wars. Fitzpatrick's bill, called the Deleting Online Predators... [11 May 2006]
Analysis: Can the public sector attract IT high-flyers?
Comment The Department for Health has so far blocked a request made by silicon.com under the Freedom of Information Act for details of Granger's salary, bonuses... [20 Apr 2006]
How much does NHS IT chief Granger earn?
News The Department of Health (DoH) is dragging its feet over releasing details of NHS IT chief Richard Granger's salary, bonuses and expenses despite a request made by silicon.com under the... [20 Apr 2006]
Decline in FoI requests after initial excitement
News Government bodies received 7,700 Freedom of Information (FoI) requests between September and December last year, the lowest quarterly total since the law came into effect. These figures... [07 Apr 2006]
Google denounced over search data request refusal
News The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging Copa, arguing that websites cannot realistically comply with it and that the law violates the right to freedom of speech mandated by the First Amendment. [27 Feb 2006]
Reveal MPs' travel expenses, says info commissioner
News MPs' travel expenses must be released by the House of Commons under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, the information commissioner... [24 Feb 2006]
Google fights US gov't request for search data
News ACLU said websites cannot realistically comply with Copa and that the law violates the right to freedom of speech mandated by the First Amendment. The Bush administration's request, first reported by The... [20 Jan 2006]
Police to store number plate camera data for two years
News Data Protection, the Regulatory Investigative Powers Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to the police use of... [18 Jan 2006]
Leader: Data protection watchdog needs more bite
Leader Then we learn that the ICO has resolved less than half of the complaints made about public bodies failing to answer requests for information made under the Freedom of... [13 Jan 2006]
Half of FoI complaints unresolved
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has resolved less than half of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act complaints it received... [13 Jan 2006]
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