freedom of information.co.uk

This section contains an archive of articles about UK freedom of information issues and interviews with policy makers, experts and officials. 

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November 15th 2005

England’s local councils granted over 90 per cent of information requests during the first six months of the Freedom of Information Act, according to survey published this week. 

April 5th 2005

Clinical performance is the most common subject of NHS freedom of information requests, according to a survey published today.  The first independent snapshot of FOI within the NHS, the study - carried out in conjunction with Freedomofinformation.co.uk - reveals that the vast majority of NHS bodies are coping well with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), with all but a tiny handful of the requests dealt with within the statutory 20-day limit. 

March 29th 2005

The Department of Health has been accused of breaching the Freedom of Information Act by trying to prevent NHS organisations releasing details of IT contracts.  In a memo issued by the Department’s National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT), health authorities and trusts are urged to refuse requests under the Act for details of the multi-billion pound contracts.