freedom of information police
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... [02 Jun 2008]
Are laptop bags to blame for rising thefts?
News These incident reports, obtained by a Freedom of Information Act enquiry, are indicative of the types of theft and robberies happening in alarming and... [18 May 2007]
Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?
News A Freedom of Information request submitted by silicon.com has revealed the number of laptops stolen in the past year has significantly increased on the previous year,... [08 May 2007]
'Police data-sharing plan will hurt privacy'
News The low level of protection afforded by the proposal cannot properly serve the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice in which law enforcement... [01 May 2007]
Improving Data Quality for Operational Efficiency and Freedom of Information
White Paper Gloucestershire Constabulary, a UK police force with 1,280 officers (plus 786 civilian staff and 170 Special Constables), is responsible for policing 560,000 people in 270,000 hectares (approximately 1,050 square miles)... [27 Dec 2006]
Police crack down on dodgy data
Case Study Cheat Sheets The Computer Misuse Act ID cards Freedom of Information Act 2000 Humberside Police is cleaning up its crime-fighting information... [09 Nov 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 ANPR (excluding... [18 Jan 2006]
Met IT chief gets national role
News Ailsa Beaton is to lead Acpo's Information Management Business Area to work on key criminal justice IT areas including the Police National Computer, security and freedom... [14 Nov 2005]
Libya jails blogger
News German radio station Deutsche Welle had nominated Wang's site in the "freedom of expression" category of its blog contest. His family told the Associated Press that... [07 Nov 2005]
Police IT boss: Why we swapped Linux for Microsoft
News Microsoft said it will also work with the force on projects including an electronic document management system for better response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act.... [18 Aug 2005]
Government email deletion under scrutiny
News The government watchdog said on Wednesday it would look 'unfavourably' on the Cabinet Office if it was deleting emails because of the Freedom of Information Act. And if... [23 Dec 2004]
MPs criticise Freedom of Information implementation
News Many government agencies and public sector bodies are unprepared to deal with data requests under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which comes into force on 1 January 2005,... [07 Dec 2004]
Police use Linux to comply with Freedom of Information
News A Scottish police force is extending its commitment to open-source software by developing a Linux-based system for ensuring it complies with the impending Freedom of... [05 Nov 2004]
Europe must work together to fight cybercrime
News But there must be freedom to use and develop information and communication technologies properly, and a guarantee that people can be free to express themselves. At a conference in Strasbourg, delegates... [20 Sep 2004]
Go online to catch yourself in the act
News And, under the Freedom of Information Act, we will have to provide people with much more information, starting next year. He also said that the requirements... [26 Mar 2004]
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