Category: Freedom of information

Kerry Packer was proposed as mediator in Thatcher’s fight to stop Spycatcher memoir

Counsel for ex-MI5 officer Peter Wright suggested role for Australian media tycoon but idea was swiftly rejectedThe Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer was suggested as a mediator in the fight by Margaret Thatcher’s...

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Revealed: data from UK anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent being shared with ports and airports

Personal details from voluntary programme sent secretly without consent with government departments and border agencies, document showsDetails of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial...

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Guardian questions Home Office claim that revealing royal security cost is risky

At freedom of information tribunal, Guardian says it has not been publicly explained how such data might be useful to attackersThe Home Office should publicly reveal the cost to the taxpayer of providing security to the royal...

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Call to extend Scottish FoI laws to private firms running public services

Exclusive: Outgoing information commissioner says transparency eroded by rapid rise in outsourcingScotland’s transparency laws need to be strengthened to cover private firms that own billions of pounds worth of hospitals,...

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