Scottish Information Commissioner

Human rights

20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know

Rob Edwards on August 11, 2019August 14, 2019

Twenty public sector bodies have urged MSPs to weaken freedom of information law by increasing charges, widening exemptions and relaxing deadlines.

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Human rights, Privacy and surveillance

Scottish Government departments failing on freedom of information

Rob Edwards on August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

The efforts of departments in the Scottish Government to improve their freedom of information performance have been "disappointing", according to Scotland's information watchdog.

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Human rights, Politics

Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law

Rob Edwards on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Senior local authority officials are lobbying to relax freedom of information law so that they can increase charges, delay responses and reject more requests as “vexatious”.

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Human rights, Politics

Journalists call for reform to stop public agencies blocking freedom of information

Rob Edwards on June 4, 2019June 9, 2019

Repeated attempts by government agencies in Scotland to block public access to information show that freedom of information law should be strengthened, say journalists.

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Human rights, Housing and homelessness

Anger over delays to information rights for housing association tenants

Rob Edwards on December 7, 2018April 6, 2019

Scottish ministers have postponed plans to restore freedom of information rights to thousands of housing association tenants, prompting accusations of “broken promises”.

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Human rights, Politics

Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’

Ally Tibbitt on September 28, 2018August 19, 2019

The Scottish Information Commissioner has intervened in ten different public agencies to try and remedy transparency failings over the last year, a report reveals.

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Politics

Scottish Government breaching freedom of information law, says watchdog

Rob Edwards on June 13, 2018April 6, 2019

The Scottish Government has been condemned by its freedom of information watchdog for breaking the law by blocking requests from journalists and MSPs.

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Human rights, Environment

We planned to avoid freedom of information law, says council

Rob Edwards on February 15, 2018February 16, 2018

A senior planning official has admitted circumventing freedom of information law, by receiving vital environmental data from fish farmers “face to face”.

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Politics

Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches

Ferret Journalists on June 1, 2017April 18, 2019

Journalists have accused the Scottish Government of failing to keep records and frustrating freedom of information law.

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Scottish Information Commissioner

Human rights

20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know

Human rights, Politics

Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law

Human rights, Politics

Journalists call for reform to stop public agencies blocking freedom of information

Human rights, Housing and homelessness

Anger over delays to information rights for housing association tenants

Human rights, Politics

Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’

Politics

Scottish Government breaching freedom of information law, says watchdog

Human rights, Environment

We planned to avoid freedom of information law, says council

Politics

Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches

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