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Former Minister Defends Decision To Withhold Prince's Letters

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Royalty, UK News, Prince Charles, Royal Family, Foi, UK Politics, Jack Straw, Freedom of Information, Prince Charles Letters, UK Politics News

Former justice minister Jack Straw has defended the controversial decision to block the release of correspondence between Prince Charles and ministers...

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Government 'Ignored' Warning Over Falling Student Numbers

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK Students, UK News, Eu, International Students, Foi, Ucas, UK Politics, UK Universities & Education News

The problem of falling student numbers, which could cost universities £1.3bn, was highlighted by Ucas a year ago but the government ignored warnings,...

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Blair Blasted Over Freedom Of Information Stance

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Sir Alan Beith, Justice, Tony Blair, UK News, Freedom of Information, News, Foi, Blair, UK Politics News

Former prime minister Tony Blair has been criticised for failing to cooperate with a report into the Freedom of Information Act. Sir Alan Beith, ch...

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Attorney General Backs Lansley Risk Register Veto

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Attorney General Dominic Grieve, Dominic Grieve, Foi, Andrew Lansley, NHS Risk Register, Freedom of Information Act, Ukpolitics, Uknews, UK Politics News

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's decision to veto the publication of a report into the risks of NHS reforms is "permissible" and "not extraordinary" ...

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Ministers Face Grilling Over Attempts To Curb FOI Laws

PA | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Francis Maude, UK News, Dominic Grieve, Foi, UK Politics News

Ministers face a grilling from MPs today over claims they are planning to downgrade Freedom of Information laws. Cabinet Office minister Francis Ma...

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Jack Straw: FOI Law Should Be Changed To Protect Government Secrets

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Jack Straw, Uknews, Ukpolitics, Freedom of Information Act, Foi, Tony Blair, UK Politics News

The former Labour Minister who introduced the Freedom of Information Act told MPs it should be rewritten to protect secrecy in government decision-mak...

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FOIs 'Fur Up' Government Arteries, Says PM

PA | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: FOI Act, UK News, Foi, Tony Blair, Commons Committee, Commons Liaison Committee, Blair FOI, David Cameron, Commons, UK Politics News

David Cameron expressed frustration with the Freedom of Information Act today, saying it "furs up" the government and does not provide the public with...

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Gove's Emails Subject To FOI Laws, Rules Commissioner

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: FOI Act, UK News, Information Commissioner, Michael Gove, Foi, Private Emails, FOI Laws, Education Committee, Free Schools, Dfe, Private Hotmail, UK Universities & Education News

The Department for Education's private emails are subject to Freedom of Information laws and Whitehall will have to disclose the information, it has b...

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Michael Gove Defends Office In Private Emails Row

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 16.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Whitehall, Ico, Gove Private Emails, Michael Gove, Private Emails, Foi, Dfe, Free Schools, Commons, Education Secretary, Hotmail Emails, Education Questions, UK Universities & Education News

Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted his officials had acted with the "highest standards of propriety" following claims government business w...

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Are You Prepared For A Zombie, Alien Or Napoleon Invasion? How Councils Spent £31m Answering Ridiculous Questions

PA | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Weird, Napoleon, UK News, Zombies, UK Christmas 2011, Foi, Local Councils, Aliens, Freedom of Information Act, Father Christmas, UK Weird News, UK Politics News

Council officials making preparations for a crash landing by Santa's present-laden sleigh this weekend could have to reveal their plans publicly. C...

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Labour Table Questions In Attempt To Expose Gove Private Email Scandal

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 19.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Private Email Accounts, Whitehall, Ico, Michael Gove, Foi, UK-Academies, Dfe, Free Schools, UK Schools, Hotmail Accounts, Stephen Twigg, UK Universities & Education News

In a bid to ascertain the full extent of the use of private email accounts for official business between Michael Gove and officials at the Department ...

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Stressed Teachers Take 60,000 Days Off In One Year, Conservatives Say

PA | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Angela Burns, UK Teachers, Days Off, Sick Leave, Foi, Welsh Conservatives, Wales, UK Universities & Education News

Teachers' stress leave increased by at least 14 per cent in Wales over the last two years, new research claims. Figures obtained by the Welsh Conse...

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Political Politics

Fiona Melville | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Civil Service, Transparency, Political Appointees, Foi, Ft, Education, Media, Leaks, UK Politics News
Fiona Melville

Last week, Chris Cook in the FT revealed that some Department for Education Special Advisers were using personal email accounts to organise various bi...

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SureStart Centres 'Have Not Shut'

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK
Read More: SureStart Centres, Sure Start, Freedom of Information Request, UK Issues, Foi, UK News, Parenting, Redbridge Council, SureStart, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Department for Education (DfE) has been accused by councils of issuing misleading information about SureStart centre closures...

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