Three year legal battle leads to victory: Tate reveal sponsorship deals with BP
By Richard Heasman
The Tate gallery has been forced to disclose all sponsorship deals with oil giant BP between 1990 and 2006 after a three year Freedom of Information battle.
The figures published on Monday show that the oil giant paid just £150,000 …
Labour Request Cameron To Fully Disclose Redacted Fracking Report
By Richard Heasman
The Labour Party has increased pressure on David Cameron to publish an unredacted version of a controversial report on the impacts of fracking on house prices and local services ahead of an approaching vote by MP’s on the Infrastructure Bill.…
Tate must reveal price of BP sponsorship, rules tribunal.
By Richard Heasman
The Tate Gallery must disclose its sponsorship arrangements with oil giant BP in a landmark ruling by the UK’s Information Tribunal after successful campaigning by environmental activists.
After a three-year long tribunal, the Tate is now forced to publish the …
Tate Members Challenge Secret Sponsorship Deal with BP
By Richard Heasman
During the Tate’s Annual General Meeting this evening multiple members of the Tate Gallery openly challenged the art institutions committed secrecy surrounding its partnership with oil giant BP during the run up to an Information Tribunal Judgement that may force …
Transparency and Accountability Bill to “restore the public’s right to know” has its second reading in Parliament
By Richard Heasman
A private member’s bill sponsored by Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming had its second reading on Friday. If the bill becomes law, the public for the first time will be able to make Freedom of Information requests to private organisations
…Parliament to debate new transparency laws which seek to end institutional cover-ups
By Richard Heasman
This Friday will see the second reading of the Transparency and Accountability Bill which, amongst other things, aims to increase government accountability relating to child care proceedings.
Currently, family courts are largely regarded as private affairs, making it very difficult …
Observer Ideas – Edward Snowden on information storage, data mining and political participation
By Richard Heasman
Hosted at Europe’s largest multi-arts conference centre, the Barbican’s primary stage played host to a host of speakers all connected by their struggle for public empowerment.
One such speaker was Edward Snowden on live stream from Moscow, discussing surveillance and
…Increased transparency rules for councils
By Richard Heasman
Earlier this week, the government published a new edition of the Local Government Transparency Code that will require local authorities to publish greater details in regards to profits and assets.
Announced by the department for Communities and Local Government, local …
Home Office to investigate police snooping of journalists
By Richard Heasman
A parliamentary select committee has requested a breakdown of all UK police forces use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to snoop on journalists.
The Act, which requires telecoms companies to surrender phone records without the customer’s consent …
Top Tips for FOIA: Grazing Top Ten (Part 2)
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Following on from last weeks post on the Grazing technique, here are tips numbers six to ten on how to make a successful Grazing request under the Freedom of Information Act.
The first five of our Top Tips can be …