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BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Current and former editors of Britain's leading newspapers have expressed concern over the government's 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 its obligations". The letter marks a rare show of unity by Britain's press, and comes after the web...

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 Rights Commissioner Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of op...

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 Government's 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, chair of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, comes in response to an openDemocracy inves...

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 critics of the newspaper industry such as Hacked Off founder Brian Cathcart and founder of rival pr...