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Government reforms to Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act divides both politicians and officials: some find it inconvenient and embarrassing; others praise its contribution to transparency. With reform looming, Civil Service World examines the arguments and interviews the key players. Click here to read the article.
...deas that are not supported by the available information. If only that had occurre...g connections rather than simply handing out information or instructions; and think ca...bridled, but corralled”: give them the freedom to innovate and explore new ideas...
Blog posts
An example of very low intelligence
..., not a tsunami With intelligence information, it seems, it is flood or...Wikileaks – a flood of confidential information poured into the public domain...Some politicians and officials dislike the Freedom of Information Act, on the basis that it has...
...training, much of it comprises data entry and the sending out of Freedom of Information requests. In fact, the report gathered its data using some 1,400 Freedom of Information requests. According to the go...
News
2010 figures show collapse in senior civil service appointments
...to 21 per cent in 2010.The figures were gathered by CSW during the researching of a Special Report published today, and are based both on Freedom of Information requests submitted by CSW to...
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is consulting on propose...ncy and open data agendas,” information commissioner Christopher...t last week, Graham said that Freedom of Information (FoI) regimes must evolve to...the same new media to submit Freedom of Information requests”.Graham also addre...
Analysis_opinion
...now that anybody who looks at the management information [for your card] will know...nts should decide whether or not to disclose information on GPC spending. Since then,...ng bombarded by expensive and time-consuming Freedom of Information requests about the...
... one of which concerned the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Claiming the la...empt information’ under a Freedom of Information request,” she sa...the public sector surrounding Freedom of Information go on the legal costs of figh...
Interviews
...cisions at this point in time will be on the freedom to operate in years to come....ts tens of thousands of pounds to gather the information, try and get it in some sort...armchair auditors?”Pulham also thinks that information published by local authoritie...
...pect of transparency. Sir Gus has recently spoken out against the Freedom of Information Act, which he says is “cons...bates covered by an exemption? The exemption didn’t prevent the Information Tribunal from deciding in 200...
Features
The importance of a clear view
...ernment is much keener on the Freedom of Information Act than Blair. Of course...ntly told a conference on the Freedom of Information Act, hosted by Westminster Le...ioner’s textbook The Law of Freedom of Information, said at the conference that...
All aboard for a new way of training
...otection skills; Specialist Development offers training in matters that some people in each department will require, such as first aid and freedom of information.Click here to return to top....
Round_tables
Round table: Challenges of mutualisation
...me is the flexibility and innovation you can provide with a bit more freedom.”Sara Burgess, the regulato...Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: “People need clear information on what it’s all about. The...
Round table: Challenges of mutualisation
...me is the flexibility and innovation you can provide with a bit more freedom.”Sara Burgess, the regulato...Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: “People need clear information on what it’s all about. The...
Special_report
Special report: SCS recruitment
...six years, using requests made under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act. Three years ag...all departments last month, submitting a Freedom of Information request that asked each for &...quo;07. The 2008 research did not gather information from two departments –...
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After six years at the head of the civil service, Gus O’Donnell – jokingly dubbed GOD – is retiring. Matt Ross meets him to discuss his legacy, his successors, and the thorny topics around Adam Werritty and coalition government.Sir Gus O’Donnell has been a very unusual cabinet secreta...
Tags: public administration, civil service, standards in public life, freedom of information, national security, constitutional reform
The importance of a clear view
The Freedom of Information Act divides both politicians and officials: some find it inconvenient and embarrassing; others praise its contribution to transparency. With reform looming, Joshua Chambers examines the arguments. “You idiot. You naive, foolish, irresponsible nincompoop. There is rea...
Tags: freedom of information