Read here how the proposed change to the law was defeated We have won this battle but the campaign to extend and improve freedom of information goes on. If you are looking for a positive step to take why not sign this: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/publiccompanies/ →Read more
Please read Tom Steinburg’s message and do what he says! right now! “…Ministers are about to conceal MPs’ expenses, even though the public has just paid £1m to get them all ready for publication, and even though the tax man expects citizens to do what MPs don’t have to. They buried the news on the […] →Read more
The Sunday Times today reported that public bodies are spending about £2m a year on political consultants to help them lobby ministers and MPs for more tax payers’ money. Some departments have failed to respond so their could be many more hidden lobbying contracts. In the USA they have a handy little law to prevent […] →Read more
“The current law is not sensible – a company owned by one local authority is subject to the Act but a company owned by two local authorities is not. A more sensible approach is to make all companies owned two thirds or more by any number of public authorities subject to the Act.” http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/publiccompanies/ →Read more
The Department of Communities and Local Government told to improve its handling of Freedom of Information requests after delays of up to 400 days. http://www.lgcplus.com/News/2008/11/dclg_rapped_over_information_delays.html “In accordance with his enforcement strategy, the Information Commissioner has conductedan audit of a number of section 50 complaints concerning the Department for Communitiesand Local Government (the ‘Department’). As a […] →Read more
Check out Serious Change’s statement of principles: Ideological principles of an open organisation Serious Change Homepage →Read more
“Your request has served to highlight to the current management that when SITPRO became a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2001 the need for a separate Publication Scheme for SITPRO was overlooked. Previously, SITPRO was substantially part of the then DTI and would, we believe, have been deemed to have been covered by that Department’s […] →Read more
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to support a change to the law to make companies owned two thirds or more by public authorities subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.” PLEASE SIGN: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/publiccompanies/ See also more details on the Number 10 Petition site. Submitted by John Cross of Confirm or Deny – […] →Read more
Petition Coming Soon… on Number 10 website – I hope! We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to support a change to the law to make companies owned two thirds or more by public authorities subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. →Read more