The real meaning of christmas, I mean FOI
at 9:57am on Thursday, 21st December 2006
"On 16 October 2006 the Department for Constitutional Affairs published the independent review of the impact of the Freedom of Information Act."
Or so the DCA's new consultation paper on proposed changes to the FOI Act claims. They undeniably published a review. Claiming that it's a review of the impact, however, feels a little like an expansion of the truth consistent with festive levels of generosity. The review, by Frontier Economics, looked at the cost - and solutions for saving money. The resulting proposals look like they would be rather damaging.
But now you can have a formal say in response to the proposals. The consultation document is online and we have until March to offer thoughts. We'll be responding soon - and we'll put up the document on here when we do. If you want to swot up on the changes, the Campaign for Freedom of Information has a good page dedicated to monitoring coverage and developments, whilst the Freedom of Information and Open Government blog has excellent and frequent commentary on the Act. And of course the consultation document itself is a good place to start.
Happy christmas!
"On 16 October 2006 the Department for Constitutional Affairs published the independent review of the impact of the Freedom of Information Act."
Or so the DCA's new consultation paper on proposed changes to the FOI Act claims. They undeniably published a review. Claiming that it's a review of the impact, however, feels a little like an expansion of the truth consistent with festive levels of generosity. The review, by Frontier Economics, looked at the cost - and solutions for saving money. The resulting proposals look like they would be rather damaging.
But now you can have a formal say in response to the proposals. The consultation document is online and we have until March to offer thoughts. We'll be responding soon - and we'll put up the document on here when we do. If you want to swot up on the changes, the Campaign for Freedom of Information has a good page dedicated to monitoring coverage and developments, whilst the Freedom of Information and Open Government blog has excellent and frequent commentary on the Act. And of course the consultation document itself is a good place to start.
Happy christmas!
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