Freedom of Information Act

The head of the household was asked to complete the details for each family A genealogist's challenge under the Freedom of Information Act could unlock records providing a unique snapshot of UK families as World War II broke out. These...

In this article: UK, Stipulation, Probate, World War II, England, and Wales

...that are involved are such that I wouldn't care to speculate on the merits of it.'' The reforms will remove from the remit of the Freedom of Information Act information ''which if made publicly available would place at risk the return...

In this article: Lindsay Tanner, Tax, Telstra, Cayman Islands, On the merits, Liquefied natural gas, and Revenue

...the National Press Club yesterday that announcing that the Government would give the $85.7 billion Future Fund partial shelter from the Freedom of Information Act was akin to announcing a reduction in judicial discretion to a room full of...

In this article: Lindsay Tanner, Telstra, Tax, National Press Club, Stephen Conroy, and Cayman Islands

...concealing information that counters their bias. In another exchange, Mr. Jones told Mr. Mann: "If they ever hear there is a Freedom of Information Act now in the UK, I think I'll delete the file rather than send to anyone" and, "We...

In this article: Global warming, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, E mail, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Arizona, and Pennsylvania State University

Last updated at 8:28 AM on 23rd November 2009 Scientists at a British climate change research centre discussed ways of dodging Freedom of Information Act requests to release temperature data, it is claimed. Leaked emails and documents...

In this article: Climate change, Phil Jones, Global warming, University of East Anglia, and US

...the candidates really are too timid to say they're candidates, they may be too timid to effectively lead the University. Virginia's Freedom of Information Act allows discussion of personnel matters such as these in closed meetings, but it...

In this article: New Mexico State, Virginia, The Cavalier Daily, and University of Rhode Island

Military prisoner abuse photos should be released in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act In 2006, controversial photos depicting detainee abuse in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison were released to the public. Now, Defense Secretary...

In this article: Detainee, Supreme Court, Department of Defense, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S., and White House

The Taoiseach's complaint that the Freedom of Information Act is costing too much is risible (James Downey column, Irish Independent, November 21). The FOI plays an important role in informing the people of this country about how we are...

In this article: Irish Independent

...claims by judges and magistrates have risen by GBP3m in the last two years, according to figures obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act. First-class train tickets, air fares, hotels and dining bills are among...

In this article: Travel and subsistence, Ministry of Justice, Britain, London, Tax, The Independent, and Westminster Abbey

...policy and threatened to fire anybody found to be leaking. Days before that, the administration, securing an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act, blocked the release of photographs said to show prisoners being abused in U.S....

In this article: Joe Lieberman, George W. Bush, Eric Holder, Fran Townsend, Attorney General, White House, and Department of Defense