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BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Current and former editors of Britains leading newspapers have expressed concern over the governments handling of Freedom of Information requests. In an open letter, they have called for an investigation into a Cabinet Office unit - the Clearing House. It is alleged to have profiled journalists and blocked FOI requests. The government says it "remains fully committed to its transparency agenda", having "routinely" disclosed information "beyond i...

Index raises concerns over UK Freedom of Information We join media freedom organisations, editors and broadcasters in calling for an urgent review of right-to-know legislation 09 Feb 2021 The Right Honourable Julian Knight MP, Chair, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee CC The Right Honourable Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Right Honourable Chloe Smith, Minister for the Cabinet Office Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe Human Ri...

Editors Unite To Call For ‘Urgent’ Action On Freedom Of Information   More than a dozen current and former Fleet Street editors and other bodies including the News Media Association have today called on MPs to “urgently” investigate the Governments handling of Freedom of Information requests, amid wider concerns about deteriorating press freedom in the UK. This letter, to Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chair William Wragg MP and Julian Knight MP...

The editors of the Guardian, Financial Times, Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror have joined together in a rare show of unity urging the Government to look at reform to protect Freedom of Information  (FoI)  rights. A dozen current and former Fleet Street editors have joined a call for a review into the Government’s use of FoI, raising “serious concerns” their policies are contributing to a culture of declining press freedom in the UK. They have been joined by staunch...