Sunday, July 30, 2006

Government U-turn on free information / Sunday times, 30 Jul 2006

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2291779,00.html
David Cracknell
"MINISTERS are to perform a U-turn on their commitment to open government by seeking to reduce the amount of information released to the public. A confidential cabinet paper reveals that 18 months after Labour introduced laws allowing free access to government documents, it wants to block “the most difficult requests”. The move by Lord Falconer, the constitutional affairs secretary, comes after a series of disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act have embarrassed ministers."