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• 04.27.09
  Duchy of Lancaster – FOI petition Uncategorized | (0)

  You must know the drill by now, sign the petition to try to get the Duchy added to the Freedom of Information Act:http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/duchyoflancaster/
• 04.26.09
  Lobbying letter Uncategorized | (0)

  look what I found at the National Archives..."Dear Private SecretaryThe Prime Minister wishes ministers to be reminded that they should never admit the existence of arrangements by which Ministers meet Lobby Correspondents..."[November 27, 1964]Photograph of Lobbying Letter in Google Groups
• 04.26.09
  The House of Commons needs to get its act together on FOI parliament | (0)

  The House of Commons just does not seem to grasp "Freedom of Information", they refused to provide me with copies of documents on the grounds they were not information despite an ICO Decision Notice that clearly indicates that this approach is wrong:Paragraph 18 of the ICO Decision notice FS50076355 states that:"Defra has advised the Commissioner that public authorities areonly required to release information, not documents. Consequently,it believes that to provide a summary is adequate. The Commissionerdoes not accept this view. The Act provides a right of access torecorded information held by a public authority. This will normallybe fulfilled through access ...
• 04.13.09
  prisoners and the right to vote prison, votes | (0)

  For the record I am in favour of votes for prisoners but I don't think the vote of a convicted prisoner should ever count for more than my vote. Here is question 13 of the Government's consultation on prisoners' voting rights.Question 13. Do you have any other comments and suggestions on the proposals for implementing the Hirst (No. 2) judgment?[in a nutshell the judgement says you cannot have a blanket provisionthat stops all prisoners voting] My response to this part of the consultationGiven the UK's obligations with respect to human rights and in particular the Hirst (No. 2) judgement ...
• 04.12.09
  short video about your right to film in public Uncategorized | (0)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXk4nLIv5jo
• 04.09.09
  the Government’s response to my petition academies, petition, section5 | (0)

  "Thank you for your e-petition about the Freedom of Information Act 2000.It is true that the effect of section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is that only companies that are wholly owned by a single public authority are subject to the Act.However, there is a provision in the Act for other bodies that appear to exercise public functions to be made subject to the Act, by means of an order under section 5. The Government has recently conducted a public consultation on whether to use the power under section 5 to extend the coverage of the ...
• 04.06.09
  Academies petition is up academies | (0)

  please think up your own catchy slogan as to why you should sign a petition to ensure people are allowed to find our information about academies that are state-funded. Then if you are convinced by your own slogan please sign the petition.http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/academy-foi/
• 04.05.09
  Google Group Uncategorized | (0)

  I have set up this Google Group for people who want to be part of the campaign to improve the Freedom of Information Act and make it easier for people to get information about public services and public authorities.Please join if you are interested: http://groups.google.com/group/uk-freedom-of-informationcoming soon: petition to make academies (state-funded schools) subject to FOI

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