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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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Clegg wants to reduce amount of retention of digital communications

27 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has signalled a further change in direction concerning the way the new Government interacts with its citizens. He wants to reduce the amount of digital data held...

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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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Conservatives promise to publish details of Government contracts

16 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Conservatives will publish all Government contracts with a value of over £25,000 with just a few exceptions (such as threats to national security), if the Party wins this year’s General Election....

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Latest input tagged freedom of information

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

Clegg wants to reduce amount of retention of digital communications

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

Conservatives promise to publish details of Government contracts

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