Clearing House - openDemocracy (Page 3)

How the UK government is undermining the Freedom of Information Act

From delaying tactics and stonewalling to schoolboy errors, the government is making its disdain for transparency laws clear.

By Jenna Corderoy and Lucas Amin

/ 27 Nov 2020

How the UK government is undermining the Freedom of Information Act

Is the government’s secretive ‘Clearing House’ lawful? An expert explains

When government departments share the names of people making freedom of information requests, they may be breaking data protection rules

By Jon Baines

/ 26 Nov 2020

Is the government’s secretive ‘Clearing House’ lawful? An expert explains

Pioneering FOI peer calls for investigation into ‘Orwellian’ Cabinet Office unit

Lord Clark calls for inquiry in wake of openDemocracy’s revelations about the secretive unit ‘blacklisting’ journalists and blocking Freedom of Information

By Peter Geoghegan

/ 24 Nov 2020

Pioneering FOI peer calls for investigation into ‘Orwellian’ Cabinet Office unit

I sent FOIs to UK government departments – then they shared my personal data

openDemocracy reporter Jenna Corderoy on her personal experiences of trying to prise information from an increasingly resistant government.

By Jenna Corderoy

/ 24 Nov 2020

I sent FOIs to UK government departments – then they shared my personal data

UK government running ‘Orwellian’ unit to block release of ‘sensitive’ information

Exclusive: Secretive Cabinet Office 'Clearing House' for Freedom of Information requests also accused of “blacklisting” journalists; openDemocracy launching a legal bid for transparency

By Peter Geoghegan, Jenna Corderoy and Lucas Amin

/ 23 Nov 2020

UK government running ‘Orwellian’ unit to block release of ‘sensitive’ information