freedom of information commissioner
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... [02 Jun 2008]
ID card project gets new boss
News Recently a government tribunal ruled the status of the ID card programme will be made public after calls for a Gateway Review by information commissioner Richard Thomas.silicon.com... [27 Jul 2007]
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... [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... [04 May 2007]
Amnesty: ISPs must safeguard free speech
News The Ispa event also saw European commissioner Viviane Reding awarded the title of internet villain of the year. that] continue to do the bidding of the Chinese... [20 Feb 2007]
ID cards scheme under fire again
News Data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office has also hit out again at the secrecy surrounding the ID card scheme in upholding two Freedom of... [04 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... [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... [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... [24 Feb 2006]
Spamhaus hits out at paid-for email delivery plan
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the government organisation in charge of enforcing anti-spam legislation in the UK, cautiously welcomed AOL and Yahoo! Cox said: "The... [07 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... [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]
Met IT chief gets national role
News Earlier this year, Beaton was appointed to the Commissioner's Management Board by Met police chief Sir Ian Blair. Ailsa Beaton is to lead Acpo's Information Management Business Area to work on key... [14 Nov 2005]
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... [14 Sep 2005]
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