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21 Feb 2008, 2:06 am
Ian Paisley Jnr resigned on Monday after months of controversy over his lobbying for wealthy developer Seymour Sweeney.The paper's Investigations Correspondent, David Gordon, explained the role FOI played:Even the latest revelations, concerning constituency office rental expenses, had their roots in an FOI request by the Belfast Telegraph. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 8:43 am
If the Bill is first, it will have a further five hours for debate.The main MPs who blocked the bill last week, were Norman Baker (Lib Dem), Simon Hughes (Lib Dem), Richard Shepherd (Con) and David Winnick (Lab).David Maclean did not speak other than to ask the House to reject amendments that were moved by the Bill's opponents. [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 4:05 am
FOI Practitioners: call for assistance with my researchI am currently asking FOI Practitioners to fill out a questionnaire about FOIA (2000) requests from Westminster MPs. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 8:15 am by SO Issues
On Dec. 8, David Smith, president of the Lake Wales Branch of the NAACP, sent a letter to State Attorney Jerry Hill asking whether Foy should be allowed to testify in court or live within 1,000 feet of a school, park or a bus stop. [read post]
15 Apr 2009, 6:54 am
Edit: David Colquhoun, the person who made the request, explains the background here. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 6:22 am by Katherine Gundersen
The course, which covers both the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act and the parallel Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations, will provide an introduction to the legislation and tell you how to use it.The course will explain:What information you are entitled to - and from whomHow to make an effective requestKey pitfalls and how to avoid themWhat authorities should do to help youWhen requests can be refused on cost groundsHow the Act's exemptions and the public interest test… [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 6:34 am by Legal Beagle
" The source continued : "So you can expect to see decisions such as the one revealing the SPCB's attempt to cover up MSP David McLetchie's theft of expenses for taxi journeys to be deleted from public view. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 3:14 am
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill - updateThe next stage of David Maclean's Private Members' Bill, which seeks to remove Parliament from the scope of the FOI Act and introduce a new exemption for MPs' communications, has been provisionally timetabled for Friday 20 April 2007. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 11:19 pm by Art Hinshaw
David Dao’s merciless ejection from a Louisville-bound flight. [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 5:13 am by Charon QC
  We also plan to look at FOI, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Bill and Ken Clarke’s ‘Stab a burglar’ law reform plans. [read post]
29 Nov 2006, 1:56 am
Media update - news about FOI or uses of FOIGuardian comment (David Hencke) - The freedom to find things out"Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of Britain's Press Complaints Commission, has made an extraordinary claim. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 7:09 am by Legal Beagle
However, further enquiries made by journalists who were passed the foi responses have revealed “Enlighten” is actually a limited company identified as ENLIGHTEN : DAVID HUME CONSULTING LTD, based at"Glen Orchy” 15 Glenorchy Road, North Berwick, East Lothian. [read post]
12 Jun 2007, 1:54 am
It will also introduce a time limit for responses to public interest FOI requests.The Bill will also try to bring school academies and large private contractors working for public authorities within the scope of the FOI legislation.Tom Brake said,"This Bill will give MPs an opportunity to prove that, after the debacle of just a few weeks ago over David Maclean's Bill, we are serious about strengthening FOI legislation. [read post]
14 Feb 2007, 2:17 am
-news about the governments fees consultation -access to commercially sensitive information -the application of FOI to the BBC -the vexed question of access to dead peoples' information -MP's expenses claims -access to lists of addresses of council properties AND whether information about David Beckham can be released Ibrahim also has comment and analysis from Martin Rossenbaum of the BBC and Elaine Fletcher of Eversheds solicitors.You can listen to all podcast at : … [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 9:09 am
So I have asked Paul Dacre, Editor-in-Chief of Associated Newspapers and member of the Press Complaints Commission - working with Sir Joe Pilling, former Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Office, and the eminent historian David Cannadine - to review this rule. [read post]
14 Jun 2007, 1:45 am
“A move to exempt parliament from the Freedom of Information Act appeared to have collapsed last night, when no peer came forward to sponsor the private member’s bill lodged by the former Tory chief whip, David Maclean, in the Lords. [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 12:39 pm
The Conservative chief whip, David McLetchie, agreed with the ruling, but accused the SNP of "politically cherry-picking" when it came to FOI. [read post]
17 May 2007, 4:28 am
Yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons, David Winnick, labour MP for Walsall North said:On a point of order, Mr. [read post]