“Public authorities who want to keep information secret to protect the commercial interests of companies they work with must explain exactly what damage will be done by disclosure, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Organisations involved in Employment Tribunals will have their identities published after a ruling by privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ruling reinstates a practice that was discontinued in 2001.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Some mothers will be able to check from tomorrow whether their partners are convicted sex offenders. Under pilot projects being introduced in response to demands for a ‘Sarah’s Law’, individuals will be given greater information about paedophiles living in their area.”
The Observer, 14th September 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Memos and emails showing how the Government’s Iraq war dossier was ‘sexed up’ must be released, the information commissioner has ordered.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Organisations must not use the Data Protection Act as a smokescreen for not giving out information, privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Public authorities can destroy information after a Freedom of Information request for it has been made, the privacy regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experiment licences was exempt from disclosure under freedom of information provisions if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence.”
The Times, 5th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experimentation licences was exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence, which was a subjective test requiring consideration of the position when the information was given and the intentions of the giver at that time, rather than an objective test derived from the law of confidentiality.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner
House of Lords
“Information concerning the incidence of childhood leukaemia in a particular postal area should not be disclosed unless either it could be anonymised so that it was not personal data or could be released in a form which did not contravene one of the data protection principles under the Data Protection Act 1998.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner [2008] UKHL 47; [2008] WLR (D) 231
“Information which in its basic form would constitute ‘personal data’ for the purposes of s 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 could be released under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provided it had been modified in such a way that it was rendered anonymous, so that no individual from whom it was derived was identifiable, as it would then no longer be ‘personal data’ within the meaning of s 1(1).”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Human rights and freedom of information legislation should be extended to cover charities and social enterprises that deliver public services, such as care homes, a report said today.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI) continues to surprise and baffle public sector information managers and lawyers. Every month there are an average of 20 decisions made by the information commissioner and eight by the Information Tribunal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Of thousands of complaints made each year about the behaviour of judges and magistrates, hardly any are proven. Public confidence would be better served by naming the guilty few, argues Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government in 2007, bringing together quarterly statistics and analysing longer term trends.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008
Source; www.justice.gov.uk
“New figures reveal that the chances of getting an answer under the new right-to-know law depend on which government department deals with the request, reports Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 20th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co,uk
“The dawn of the Freedom of Information age was supposed to bring a shift in government attitudes to secrecy. So why, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, has the Information Commissioner made a call for greater disclosure?”
The Independent, 13th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A complaint was made yesterday to the information commissioner about the government’s behaviour over the use of the British island of Diego Garcia for the rendition of US prisoners.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prime Minister has asked the Editor in Chief of Associated Newspapers to chair a review of the 1967 disclosure regime. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, will this lead to greater openness?”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A request to see MPs’ expenses seemed innocuous enough. But, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, the Commons authorities decided to fight it tooth and nail.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“Shortcomings in transparency and accountability in the system of paying additional costs allowances to Members of Parliament justified full disclosure of detailed information concerning those payments of their residential expenses.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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