Freedom of Information Act Blog 30th newsletter

Freedom of Information Act Blog 30th newsletter

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Freedom of Information Act Blog 30th newsletter
Freedom of Information Act Blog
http://www.foia. org.uk

Welcome to the 30th  FOIA Blog newsletter. This newsletter summarises Blog postings for August 2006

You can view all the Blog archives online:
August
http://foia. blogspot. com/archives/ 2006_08_01_ foia_archive. html

Highlights from the blog during August 2006:

Latest issue of Open Government (also edited by myself)

Now available at http://www.opengovj ournal.org
New FOI search tool

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/new-foi- search-tool- thought-this. html
Media updates for August

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/media- update-guardian- ambassador. html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/media- update-sunday- herald-bnfl- paid.html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/media- update-open- secrets-bbc- year-has. html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/media- update-my- weekly-roundup- of.html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/media- update-guardian- police-dna. html

4th International Right to Know Day

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/4th-internati onal-right- to-know-day. html
Decision notices from the ICO and comments

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/latest- decision- notices-case- ref.html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/information- commissioner- upholds.html

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/latest- decision- notices-they- are.html

ICO releases names of MP complainants after internal review

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/ico-releases- names-of- mp-complainants. html

Freedom of information creates more confidence, ICO research reveals
http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/ico-press- release-freedom- of.html

Information Rights User Group

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/information- rights-user- group-2nd. html 

Parliamentary update

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/parliamentary -update-some- recent.html

New disclosure logs

http://foia. blogspot. com/log.htm

JISC Information Gateway survey

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/jisc-informat ion-gateway- survey-as. html

UCL Constitution Unit – new research project/results of FOI live practitioner survey

http://foia. blogspot. com/2006/ 08/ucl-constitut ion-unit- new-research. html
Regards
Steve

www.foia.org. uk

Freedom of Information Act Blog 29th newsletter

Freedom of Information Act Blog 29th newsletter
Freedom of Information Act Blog
http://www.foia.org.uk

Welcome to the 29th  FOIA Blog newsletter. This newsletter summarises Blog postings for July 2006

You can view all the Blog archives online.
July
http://foia.blogspot.com/archives/2006_07_01_foia_archive.html

Highlights from the blog during July 2006:

Media updates July

The Sunday Times: Government U-turn on free information

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/sunday-times-government-u-turn-on-free.html

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/media-update-guardian-met-fears-on-de.html

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/media-update-bbc-open-secrets-blog-how.html

Book reviews

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/foi-and-open-government-books.html
Decision notices from the ICO and comments

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/cluster-of-ico-decisions-relating.html

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/latest-decisions-from-information.html

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/latest-decision-notices-some.html

al-Jazeera memo

Offical Secrets Trial Judge rules that al-Jazeera memo should be kept secret

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/offical-secrets-trial-judge-rules-that.html

al-Jazeera memo – update on my FOI requests

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/al-jazeera-memo-update-on-my-foi.html

New discussion forum on FOI

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/new-discussion-forum-on-foi-blog.html
Informaion Tribunal Decisions

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/information-tribunal-decisions-latest.html

Compliance with the Section 46 Code

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/compliance-with-section-46-code-at-end.html

Craig Murray – breach of Crown Copyright

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/craig-murray-documents-fco-threatens.html

Information Commissioner’s Office annual report

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/information-commissioners-office.html

Guidance on handling persistent requestors and frivolous requests

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/guidance-on-handling-persistent.html

Information Rights User Group

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/information-rights-user-group-ive.html
Campaign for FOI publishes summary of 500 stories

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/campaign-for-foi-publishes-summary-of.html

New disclosure logs

http://foia.blogspot.com/log.htm

68 Countries now have Access Laws

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/68-countries-now-have-access-laws.html

New Statesman New Media Awards

http://foia.blogspot.com/2006/07/new-statesman-new-media-awards-i.html
Regards

Steve

www.foia.org.uk