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Information Tribunal takes limited view of data protection exemption based on restrictive interpretation of ‘personal data’

18 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, people anywhere in the world have the right to see information held by more than 100,000 UK public bodies about the way in which decisions are made and public...

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Information Commissioner’s Office approves NHS Trust’s wide application of duty of confidentiality exemption to freedom of information laws

14 October 2010 | Mark Weston

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Public body ordered to disclose IT contract against its wishes

30 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Department of Work and Pensions has been ordered by the Information Tribunal to disclose most of the details of an IT contract. Atos Origin had been the only bidder for the DWP’s contract. After...

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Information Commissioner’s Office set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with Freedom of Information Act

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s information regulator – is set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act gives people...

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Public sector staff have culture of inappropriate snooping on personal data

23 July 2010 | Mark Weston

About 30 public sector staff have been sacked in the last year for inappropriately snooping on personal data that had come from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Customer Information System. The...

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Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, has called for prison sentences to deter the illegal sale and purchase of people’s data. Graham, who is in charge of regulating data in the UK, said...

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New Government scraps ID card scheme and seeks further measures to protect people’s privacy and enhance freedom of public information

14 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

It has been historic to watch the creation of a peacetime Government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. And how fascinating to see where both parties agree or disagree, and how they resolve...

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Latest news and views tagged FOIA

Information Tribunal takes limited view of data protection exemption based on restrictive interpretation of ‘personal data’

Information Commissioner’s Office approves NHS Trust’s wide application of duty of confidentiality exemption to freedom of information laws

Public body ordered to disclose IT contract against its wishes

Information Commissioner’s Office set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with Freedom of Information Act

Public sector staff have culture of inappropriate snooping on personal data

Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

New Government scraps ID card scheme and seeks further measures to protect people’s privacy and enhance freedom of public information

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