freedom of information act ico
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The ICO received complaints under both the Data Protection Act (DPA) and Freedom of Information Act. The ICO received almost 6,000 complaints under the Freedom of Information Act and has closed more than three-quarters of those. [11 Jul 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]
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 Information (FoI) Act. After a reporter from a national tabloid newspaper exposed... [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]
Leader: UK soft on spam
Leader The ICO seems proud that it has been "successful in enforcing regulations" against 13 fax marketers, a fact silicon.com discovered through a Freedom of Information Act request. By its own admission, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is... [11 Aug 2005]
UK stops 13 fax marketers - but no spammers
News The ICO's comments follow a report from the department in which it said it required more powers to act against spam but for now the public should complain to their ISPs. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has admitted it fails to take... [11 Aug 2005]
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