“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'freedom of information' Category
Government loses abortion battle – BBC News
Published April 20, 2011 abortion , freedom of information , government departments , news , statistics Leave a CommentRuling on late abortion figures challenged in court – Daily Telegraph
Published April 18, 2011 abortion , freedom of information , government departments , news , statistics Leave a Comment“The Department of Health is making a High Court challenge today to stop figures being published on the number of late abortions on ‘less than perfect’ foetuses with physical abnormalities, including cleft palate and club foot.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
First details of Commission data protection action against UK are revealed – OUT-LAW.com
Published February 22, 2011 data protection , EC law , freedom of information , legislation , news , ombudsmen Leave a Comment“Details of the European Commission’s objections to the Data Protection Act (DPA) have been revealed for the first time. A document has been published outlining why the Commission thinks the DPA fails to implement the EU’s Data Protection Directive.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Information Commissioner – WLR Daily
Published January 28, 2011 disclosure , fees , freedom of information , law reports Leave a Comment“In estimating whether the cost of complying with a request for information would exceed the appropriate limit for the purposes of claiming exemption from the obligation to comply in reliance on section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority was not permitted by regulation 4 of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 to take account of time which it expected to spend in redacting exempt information from relevant documents before disclosing them to the applicant.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Government creates data publishing body
Published January 18, 2011 freedom of information , news , public interest Leave a Comment“A single body will be put in charge of how data generated by publicly owned bodies is used, the Government has said. It has outlined plans for a Public Data Corporation (PDC) to manage data and license it to others.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
Published January 13, 2011 disclosure , extradition , freedom of information , law reports , media Leave a Comment“Art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not alter the settled law that the principle of open justice in criminal proceedings did not extend to a right for the press or the public to inspect documents or other exhibits placed before a court during such proceedings, or require the Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 to be interpreted as conferring any right of inspection of written evidence.”
WLR Daily, 12th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Opening up public bodies to public scrutiny – Ministry of Justice
Published January 10, 2011 freedom of information , government departments , news Leave a Comment“New plans to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) to open up government and other bodies to public scrutiny, were unveiled by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th January 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
