Data sharing event with input from the Information Commissioner. 

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An article by outgoing Information Commissioner Richard Thomas published in the Mail on Sunday summarises how far Freedom of Information has travelled in the last four and a half years, and some of the dangers on the horizon.

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If you want to know more about why ministers are planning to exclude cabinet papers from the reach of freedom of information, then look at this new report about government policy-making in the context of FOI.

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The Tribunal has recently handed down a decision in which it reached a number of important conclusions on the application of s. 32 FOIA (the courts records exemption) – Dominic Kennedy v IC & Charity Commissioners (EA/2008/0083).

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On Thursday in his last speech as Information Commissioner [UK], Richard Thomas will urge Whitehall and the public sector to learn the lessons from the MPs’ expenses scandal by routinely publishing more official information without waiting to be asked.

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The government is planning to introduce important new restrictions on access to cabinet and royal papers under freedom of information.

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A new report, commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office [UK], records the observations of some former Ministers, as well as current and former senior civil servants and government advisers about the policy making process and the impact of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

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New Issue of Ariadne Web Magazine.

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Newly published by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

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The first British Standard on the management of personal data has been published. The Standard has been developed to establish best practice and aid compliance with data protection law.

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The proposals, reported today, to make MMR jabs compulsory show how worried some public health professionals are about the number of young children who are not being given the injections.

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Information Commissioner makes decision on Cambridge University FOI case.

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A new version of the European Union’s directive protecting software became law this week. The new version is an administrative exercise and no changes to the law have been made.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office has acquired an unusual status. It appears to be the only public sector organisation which the TaxPayers’ Alliance thinks should have more money.

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Blog article - implications for copyright within advcanced technologies.

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European officials yesterday took a stand against international pressure to compromise their data protection principles for the sake of global business and government.

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Tuesday, 12 May 2009 Making European data protection law fit for the 21st century "The Information Commissioner's Office [UK] is today publishing th...

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Wednesday, 06 May 2009More than 400 appeals fester with the ICO for more than a year"The Information Commissioner's Office has come back to me and pro...

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Tuesday, 05 May 2009Fines for IP infringement will increase tenfold"The Government plans a tenfold increase in the penalties for criminal breaches of ...

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Sunday, 03 May 2009Millions "wasted" advertising A-level alternative"Almost £11 million has been spent advertising the Government's new diploma qualif...

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Monday, 06 October 2008Average privacy policy takes 10 minutes to read, research finds"Website privacy policies take on average 10 minutes to read and...

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Monday, 27 October 2008Two Point Oh Dear IIWeb 2.0. The debate continues.View articleSOURCE: one-man-typing.blogspot.comRegistered members can discuss...

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Friday, 24 October 2008DH wants ISO equivalent for health information"The Department of Health is looking for an organisation to run a scheme to accre...

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Wednesday, 08 October 2008eHealth Mobile Data Protection Standard"The document below describes the minimum standards for the protection of mobile data...

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Friday,10 October 2008Database right prevents more than just cut 'n' paste copying, rules ECJ"A judgement by Europe's highest court has strengthened t...

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Friday, 31 October 2008Protect life over personal privacy, universities told [Canada]"The reluctance of two universities to disclose information that ...

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Thursday, 30 October 2008EU privacy chiefs update rules for overseas data transfers"The European Union's data protection authorities have published am...

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Wednesday, 20 October 2008Privacy watchdog calls on CEOs to take responsibility for data protection safeguards"The number of data breaches reported to...

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Wednesday, 29 October 2008Thirty organisations are under ICO investigation over data breaches"The UK's privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's...

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Monday, 20 October 2008ICO [UK] statement on the Communications Data Bill"Debate on government proposals for the state to retain citizens' internet an...

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Thursday, 16 October 2008Government gives more detail on communications surveillance plan"The Government has postponed planned legislation which could...

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Friday, 03 October 2008Overseas transfers of personal data"This series of guides addresses the position in the UK by reference to the legal provisions...

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Monday, 27 October 2008Income tax in the open"Does Government need a "private space" for policy formulation? Do public authorities need the ability to...

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Friday, 17 October 2008Mickey Mouse wants to know"Many public authorities have accepted that they should answer freedom of information requests, which...

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Friday, 17 October 2008Details of firms taken to tribunals to be made public"There is a public interest in disclosing the details of companies taken t...

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Tuesday, 14 October 2008New EIR helpline number"Our new helpline number for advice on the EIRs [Environmental Information Regulations] is 020 7270 888...

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Monday, 06 October 2008Just Fifteenth"It's now over three years since I complained to the Information Commissioner [UK] in September 2005..., I wonder...

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Wednesday, 29 April 2009Richard Thomas dodges the dole queue"For those readers of FoINews who have been e-mailing me concerned at the future job prosp...

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Wednesday, 29 April 2009ICO [UK] takes enforcement action against Manchester University for data breach"The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ha...

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Wednesday, 08 April 2009The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a warning to public authorities to get t...

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Monday, 30 March 2009 ICO [UK] Decision notice FS50143074 University of Central Lancashire "The complainant requested copies of the course materials...

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Tuesday, 21 April 2009Prof puts MoD data in the spotlight"An academic who has made a study of all the information requests made to the Ministry of Def...

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Thursday, 16 April 2009Government stalls copyright reform as UK law deemed "abject failure" "Copyright reform in the UK has "stalled" as the Governmen...

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Monday, 30 March 2009ICO [UK] Decision notice FS50201558"The complainant made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…to the University of...

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Monday, 30 March 2009ICO[UK] Decision notice FS50197666 "The complainant made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…to the University of...

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Wednesday, 15 April 2009Copyright Tribunal rules will change to fast track smaller cases"The Government is changing the way that a copyright disputes ...

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Thursday, 09 April 2009ICO [UK] Decision notices FS50160909, FS50160905, FS50160904, FS50160903, FS50160902"The complainant requested information held...

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Monday, 09 March 2009New FoI blog"Freedom of Information (FoI) News is edited by journalist Matthew Davis. The blog will provide news, legal updates a...

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Tuesday, 31 March 2009Frequently asked questions relating to transfers of personal data from the EU/EEA to third countries "Disclaimer: Answers to the...

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Thursday, 26 March 2009ICO seeks permission to appeal to House of Lords"In Ofcom v Information Commissioner [2009] EWCA Civ 90, the Court of Appeal he...

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