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14 Mar 2008, 7:49 am
Private train, bus and tram operating companies and contractors responsible for the running of London underground lines should also be covered by the Act, the Campaign says.The Campaign's director, Maurice Frankel, said: "These services were previously provided by public authorities directly and would otherwise have come under the Freedom of Information Act when it came into force in 2005. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 3:28 am
The Campaign's director Maurice Frankel said: "The longer an authority needs to think about a request, the greater the chance of it being able to refuse to answer on cost grounds. [read post]
5 Sep 2011, 3:26 am
It has been extensively covered by The Independent and was discussed on a number of radio shows last week.An article by Maurice Frankel, director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, published in The Independent defends the "applicant blind" principle of the Freedom of Information Act and suggests that the threat of disclosure may not be as severe as researchers fear:Are tobacco companies abusing freedom-of-information laws by asking for the raw data obtained… [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 3:02 am
" Similarly Maurice Frankel, director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, is reported as commenting on the disparity this instrument would introduce, saying "Chief Constables, local authority chief executives and others have to release individual expenses claims" and arguing that MPs should be treated the same as other public figures. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 11:03 am
A new exemption for the Royal Family will be created.The Campaign’s director Maurice Frankel said:We are extremely pleased that the prime minister has decided to drop the proposed cabinet exemption. [read post]
12 Sep 2010, 11:59 am
Maurice Frankel, director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information was interviewed for the programme. [read post]
14 Nov 2019, 3:53 am
At Reuters’ On the Case blog (via How Appealing), Alison Frankel observes that the court’s denial Tuesday of a cert petition by firearms manufacturer Remington in a case brought by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings “left open a pathway for more litigation against an industry that has been almost entirely shielded for 15 years. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 9:09 am
The Campaign's director Maurice Frankel said:"We are extremely pleased that instead of restricting the Act the government is proposing to extend it. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 3:52 am
Its director, Maurice Frankel, said, "The longer an authority needs to think about a request, the greater the chance of it being able to refuse to answer on cost grounds".Information released through FOI have formed the basis of some of the biggest stories in recent years, notably the revelations concerning MP's expenses, which were revealed in 2009.NHS trusts are enmeshed in private provision - as buyers and suppliers - The Guardian - 18.12.12NHS hospitals deal with… [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 3:52 am
Its director, Maurice Frankel, said, "The longer an authority needs to think about a request, the greater the chance of it being able to refuse to answer on cost grounds".Information released through FOI have formed the basis of some of the biggest stories in recent years, notably the revelations concerning MP's expenses, which were revealed in 2009.NHS trusts are enmeshed in private provision - as buyers and suppliers - The Guardian - 18.12.12NHS hospitals deal with private firms… [read post]
3 Nov 2006, 2:21 am
Already the following queries have been raised about the data used the report: -The BBC have challenged the data about the number of requests the report projects the BBC has made and their costs -The Guardian have a made a similar challenge about the number of their requests extrapolated from the data Campaign for FOI request for survey used by the report Maurice Frankel from the Campaign for FOI has has made a request to the DCA for the "survey carried out in January… [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 2:23 pm
Cohmad Cohmad, based in New York, was founded by Madoff and Maurice Cohn, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, using portions of each man's name to form the firm's title. [read post]
19 Jan 2015, 12:03 am
Maurice Frankel warned that the use of the Act is trivialized by the Local Government Association, and that the government plans further restrictions. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 2:30 am
Media news has been dominated by industry reaction to the arrests of Sun journalists in Operation Elveden, which Inforrm covered in several posts, including a discussion on ‘The Sun, Press Freedom and the “Freedom of Speech League Table”‘, Brian Cathcart on ‘The Sun, The baby and the bathwater’ and Julian Petley on how ‘the Sun has eroded British justice, fairness and freedom: now it is feeling the effects”. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 7:58 am
But the assiduous FoI campaigner Maurice Frankel got enough "public interest" exceptions inserted to ensure that on March 19 the information tribunal ruled against the Department for Education and Skills on an FoI bid by the Evening Standard about school budgets. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 2:57 am
The keynote speaker, UK Information Commissioner John Edwards will be joined by Professor Victoria Nash of the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor Lilian Edwards of Newcastle University and the Ada Lovelace Institute, Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, Alan Payne KC and Aaron Moss of 5 Essex Court and Stewart Room, NADPO’s president. [read post]
