FOIA

• What price freedom of information?
  Posted on February 15, 2012 by Louise Restell
  It looks as if the assault on freedom of information is underway. According to Ministry of Justice research, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has not improved decision-making, has failed to increase understanding of government and may even have reduced trust. Civil servants have also called for higher fees for those making requests under the act because the current costs do ‘not adequately reflect the total amount of time spent…in compiling the information’.
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  Tagged: civil servants, FOIA, freedom of information, Freedom of Information Act, Hillsborough, Ministry of Justice, MPs' expenses, open government