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The McCue Interview: Ailsa Beaton, CIO, Metropolitan Police Service
Comment Information is another big part of Beaton's role at the Met and she has responsibility for managing the Met's work with the Information Commissioner, the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act and information security. [02 Jun 2008]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The UK's information commissioner is calling on CEOs to take the security of customer and staff information more seriously. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) received almost 24,000 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information... [11 Jul 2007]
ID cards status to be made public
News The ruling, made yesterday, supports the decision of the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, to make the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) publish details of its Gateway Reviews of the ID cards project. [04 May 2007]
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, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public... [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 the Freedom of Information Act, even though... [09 Jun 2006]
How much does NHS IT chief Granger earn?
News This is despite guidance from the Information Commissioner, the UK's data protection watchdog, saying that expenses incurred in the course of official business and salary details of senior public officials can be released under the FoI Act without... [20 Apr 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 has ordered. But the commissioner said he does "not accept" that the requested information would contravene the... [24 Feb 2006]
Leader: Data protection watchdog needs more bite
Leader Several cases this week have once again put the role of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) into the spotlight, and raised the question of whether the UK's data protection watchdog is more toothless pussycat than dangerous Dobermann. [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 last year. Since the FoI Act came into effect last January, the ICO said it has resolved 1,082 complaints out of... [13 Jan 2006]
UFOs and meatballs - the effect of FOI on public sector
News According to a report from the Information Commissioner's Office, in the first three months of the year 36 per cent of information requests took longer than 20 days to answer. Before this happens though it is more likely that the Information... [14 Sep 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Cheat Sheet Drink a lot of coffee, prop up your eyelids with matchsticks and prepare yourself for five years' of work and a slap on the wrist from the Information Commissioner for being slow. These lists have been signed off by the Information Commissioner... [12 Sep 2005]
Leader: UK soft on spam
Leader By its own admission, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is requesting stronger powers to tackle spammers and stop them sending unsolicited email. The ICO seems proud that it has been "successful in enforcing regulations" against 13 fax... [11 Aug 2005]
UK stops 13 fax marketers - but no spammers
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has admitted it fails to take legal steps against UK spammers while "successfully" enforcing regulations against 13 fax marketers. There have been some initiatives to encourage co-operation between the... [11 Aug 2005]
Watchdog gets more than 1,000 FoI complaints
News But information commissioner Richard Thomas said most public bodies and departments are complying with requests for information. The UK's data protection watchdog claims public bodies are adhering to the spirit of the Freedom of Information (FoI... [13 Jul 2005]
Government email deletion under scrutiny
News The Office of the Information Commissioner is investigating the Cabinet Office for deleting millions of emails days before they would be made available to the public. A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "If the emails... [23 Dec 2004]
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