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Councils need counselling for better data protection

28 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

There have been 1,035 cases of personal data loss by 132 councils in the past three years. These are the findings of Big Brother Watch, after it had submitted a freedom of information request to ascertain...

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Police did not need to disclose information on sexual offender stats at schools because it was only in the public interest and not substantial public interest – Smith v Information Commissioner’s Office, Information Tribunal

7 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Ms Smith made a request to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary to disclose the number of teaching staff in schools and colleges in Torbay, Teignbridge and South Hams who had been investigated, cautioned and...

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Information Commissioner’s Office consults on new guidance for what information must be disclosed by public bodies

5 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s privacy and information regulator – is consulting on amendments to its guidance as to what information public bodies must disclose and when. Under...

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High Court rules that anonymised data is not exempt from publication even where category involved small number of people – Department of Health v Information Commission, High Court

5 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Department of Health has lost a battle to prevent the disclosure of statistics showing the numbers of annual abortions undertaken under the category of situations where two registered medical practitioners...

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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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New case: Consumer credit requests for information

19 November 2009 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The claimant had sent a request to the bank for information under section 77 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. For a period of time, the bank could not locate the loan agreement and so could not comply...

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Latest news and views tagged request for information

Councils need counselling for better data protection

Police did not need to disclose information on sexual offender stats at schools because it was only in the public interest and not substantial public interest – Smith v Information Commissioner’s Office, Information Tribunal

Information Commissioner’s Office consults on new guidance for what information must be disclosed by public bodies

High Court rules that anonymised data is not exempt from publication even where category involved small number of people – Department of Health v Information Commission, High Court

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

New case: Consumer credit requests for information

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